Colombia vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary

Colombia
12.3%
in 2010
Costa Rica
12.5%
in 2010
Colombia rank
89th
Costa Rica rank
88th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
2.557.51012.5196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 12.5% against 12.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Colombia ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 88th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4% 2.4% 0.0% Colombia
1970s 2.9% 2.8% 0.0% Colombia
1980s 3.2% 3.6% 0.4% Costa Rica
1990s 5.3% 5.4% 0.1% Costa Rica
2000s 11.8% 10.0% 1.7% Colombia
2010s 12.3% 12.5% 0.3% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 12.5% against 12.3% in Colombia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
Colombia ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 88th 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary