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

Costa Rica
14.6%
in 2010
Nicaragua
14.7%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
51st
Nicaragua rank
50th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
5101520196019852010

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 14.7% against 14.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 4.3% 5.3% 1.0% Nicaragua
1970s 6.6% 10.3% 3.7% Nicaragua
1980s 15.6% 14.3% 1.3% Costa Rica
1990s 16.9% 11.9% 5.0% Costa Rica
2000s 15.1% 13.3% 1.8% Costa Rica
2010s 14.6% 14.7% 0.1% Nicaragua

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 Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 14.7% against 14.6% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 50th 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)