Costa Rica vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary

Costa Rica
11.5%
in 2010
Korea
12.2%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
68th
Korea rank
66th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Korea
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 12.2% against 11.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 68th and Korea ranks 66th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 6.1% 0.3% 5.8% Costa Rica
1970s 6.2% 1.6% 4.5% Costa Rica
1980s 7.1% 4.6% 2.5% Costa Rica
1990s 8.3% 4.4% 3.9% Costa Rica
2000s 33.6% 5.0% 28.6% Costa Rica
2010s 11.5% 12.2% 0.8% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary, Costa Rica or Korea?
Korea, at 12.2% against 11.5% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary between Costa Rica and Korea?
0.7%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Korea ranks 66th 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 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)