Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary

Bangladesh
24.2%
in 2010
Costa Rica
23.8%
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
116th
Costa Rica rank
117th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 24.2% against 23.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Bangladesh ranks 116th and Costa Rica ranks 117th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 4.9% 6.8% 1.9% Costa Rica
1970s 6.2% 8.5% 2.3% Costa Rica
1980s 11.4% 13.6% 2.2% Costa Rica
1990s 19.0% 21.8% 2.8% Costa Rica
2000s 22.9% 33.1% 10.2% Costa Rica
2010s 24.2% 23.8% 0.4% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
Bangladesh, at 24.2% against 23.8% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
0.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
Bangladesh ranks 116th and Costa Rica ranks 117th 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 40-44 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 40-44 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)