Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary

Costa Rica
23.8%
in 2010
Lesotho
23.1%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
119th
Lesotho rank
120th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 23.8% against 23.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 120th of 144 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 6.9% 2.2% 4.7% Costa Rica
1970s 8.5% 4.1% 4.4% Costa Rica
1980s 17.3% 8.1% 9.3% Costa Rica
1990s 27.4% 15.9% 11.5% Costa Rica
2000s 35.2% 34.2% 1.0% Costa Rica
2010s 23.8% 23.1% 0.7% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Costa Rica, at 23.8% against 23.1% in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 120th 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 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). 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 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)