Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary

Costa Rica
26.6%
in 2010
Ecuador
26.5%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Ecuador rank
93rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
102030196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 26.6% against 26.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 93rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 6.5% 6.0% 0.6% Costa Rica
1970s 7.2% 8.0% 0.8% Ecuador
1980s 9.1% 12.2% 3.1% Ecuador
1990s 14.3% 16.0% 1.6% Ecuador
2000s 26.5% 17.0% 9.5% Costa Rica
2010s 26.6% 26.5% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 26.6% against 26.5% in Ecuador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 93rd 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 50-54 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 50-54 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 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)