Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary

Bulgaria
9.4%
in 2010
Costa Rica
9.6%
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
15th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.6% against 9.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% Costa Rica
1970s 1.2% 1.5% 0.4% Costa Rica
1980s 1.9% 2.5% 0.6% Costa Rica
1990s 2.8% 3.2% 0.4% Costa Rica
2000s 5.2% 6.0% 0.8% Costa Rica
2010s 9.4% 9.6% 0.2% 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 tertiary, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 9.6% against 9.4% in Bulgaria as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary?
Bulgaria ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 15th 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary