Costa Rica vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary
Costa Rica
17.5%
in 2010
Korea
18.4%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
36th
Korea rank
33rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 18.4% against 17.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Korea ranks 33rd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 9.0% | 1.7% | Korea |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 18.4% | 0.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Korea, at 18.4% against 17.5% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 0.9%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Korea 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 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)