Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.
Costa Rica
52.1%
in 2010
Uruguay
48.9%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
12th
Uruguay rank
15th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 52.1% against 48.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 69.6% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 67.8% | 67.4% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 63.7% | 60.4% | 3.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 54.0% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 50.0% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 48.9% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling., Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 52.1% against 48.9% in Uruguay as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 3.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)