Brazil vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary

Brazil
12.6%
in 2010
Costa Rica
12.9%
in 2010
Brazil rank
43rd
Costa Rica rank
42nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
102030405060196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 12.9% against 12.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Brazil ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 18.9% 51.1% 32.2% Costa Rica
1970s 36.6% 56.8% 20.2% Costa Rica
1980s 43.8% 44.5% 0.7% Costa Rica
1990s 29.5% 31.2% 1.7% Costa Rica
2000s 18.3% 18.1% 0.2% Brazil
2010s 12.6% 12.9% 0.3% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 12.9% against 12.6% in Brazil as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
Brazil ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed