Costa Rica vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary

Costa Rica
28.1%
in 2010
Portugal
30.4%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
24th
Portugal rank
21st

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Portugal
1020304050196019852010

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 30.4% against 28.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 21st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 15.2% 9.4% 5.8% Costa Rica
1970s 10.2% 15.2% 5.0% Portugal
1980s 32.0% 19.9% 12.1% Costa Rica
1990s 46.4% 25.4% 21.0% Costa Rica
2000s 24.3% 24.8% 0.5% Portugal
2010s 28.1% 30.4% 2.3% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary, Costa Rica or Portugal?
Portugal, at 30.4% against 28.1% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary between Costa Rica and Portugal?
2.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 21st 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 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed 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 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary