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

Costa Rica
63.8%
in 2010
Jamaica
59.1%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
13th
Jamaica rank
16th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 63.8% against 59.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 4.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 13th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 60.3% 73.9% 13.7% Jamaica
1970s 61.9% 87.5% 25.6% Jamaica
1980s 65.2% 88.8% 23.7% Jamaica
1990s 67.1% 85.1% 18.0% Jamaica
2000s 64.2% 64.1% 0.1% Costa Rica
2010s 63.8% 59.1% 4.6% Costa Rica

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 Jamaica?
Costa Rica, at 63.8% against 59.1% in Jamaica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
4.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary?
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Jamaica ranks 16th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)