Argentina vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary

Argentina
14.2%
in 2010
Costa Rica
14.6%
in 2010
Argentina rank
53rd
Costa Rica rank
51st

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
510152025196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14.6% against 14.2% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 53rd and Costa Rica ranks 51st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 6.2% 4.3% 1.9% Argentina
1970s 11.0% 6.6% 4.4% Argentina
1980s 16.8% 15.6% 1.2% Argentina
1990s 18.9% 16.9% 2.0% Argentina
2000s 3.1% 15.1% 12.0% Costa Rica
2010s 14.2% 14.6% 0.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 14.6% against 14.2% in Argentina as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Argentina ranks 53rd and Costa Rica ranks 51st of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)