Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education

Costa Rica
14.7%
in 2010
Lesotho
16.9%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Lesotho rank
80th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
20406080196019852010

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 16.9% against 14.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 80th of 144 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 32.5% 75.5% 43.0% Lesotho
1970s 30.0% 58.8% 28.8% Lesotho
1980s 22.8% 35.9% 13.1% Lesotho
1990s 18.9% 21.1% 2.2% Lesotho
2000s 18.0% 20.4% 2.4% Lesotho
2010s 14.7% 16.9% 2.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 16.9% against 14.7% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
2.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 80th 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 female population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-65-69-with-no-education/costa-rica/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-65-69-with-no-education/costa-rica/lesotho/">Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education
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 female population age 65-69 with no education