Costa Rica vs Norway: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary

Costa Rica
16.6%
in 2010
Norway
16.5%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
30th
Norway rank
33rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Norway
051015196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 16.6% against 16.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 1.9% 1.4% 0.5% Costa Rica
1970s 2.8% 2.7% 0.0% Costa Rica
1980s 4.6% 4.7% 0.1% Norway
1990s 8.2% 10.5% 2.4% Norway
2000s 14.8% 14.1% 0.7% Costa Rica
2010s 16.6% 16.5% 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 tertiary, Costa Rica or Norway?
Costa Rica, at 16.6% against 16.5% in Norway as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Norway?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary