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

Costa Rica
26.6%
in 2010
Zambia
28.7%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Zambia rank
89th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 28.7% against 26.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 89th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 6.5% 0.3% 6.2% Costa Rica
1970s 7.2% 1.3% 5.9% Costa Rica
1980s 9.1% 4.6% 4.5% Costa Rica
1990s 14.3% 7.6% 6.7% Costa Rica
2000s 26.5% 19.1% 7.4% Costa Rica
2010s 26.6% 28.7% 2.1% Zambia

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 28.7% against 26.6% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary between Costa Rica and Zambia?
2.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 89th 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
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)