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

Costa Rica
14.6%
in 2010
Jordan
14.1%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
51st
Jordan rank
54th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Jordan
0510152025196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14.6% against 14.1% in Jordan, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 51st and Jordan ranks 54th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jordan Difference Ahead
1960s 4.3% 3.1% 1.2% Costa Rica
1970s 6.6% 11.8% 5.2% Jordan
1980s 15.6% 15.8% 0.2% Jordan
1990s 16.9% 12.7% 4.2% Costa Rica
2000s 15.1% 20.7% 5.7% Jordan
2010s 14.6% 14.1% 0.5% 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, Costa Rica or Jordan?
Costa Rica, at 14.6% against 14.1% in Jordan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Jordan?
0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 51st and Jordan ranks 54th 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)