Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary

Costa Rica
32.7%
in 2010
Nicaragua
32.0%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
95th
Nicaragua rank
96th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
01020304050196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 32.7% against 32.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 13.9% 4.4% 9.5% Costa Rica
1970s 19.0% 7.8% 11.2% Costa Rica
1980s 26.9% 13.4% 13.4% Costa Rica
1990s 24.7% 20.4% 4.4% Costa Rica
2000s 40.6% 26.9% 13.7% Costa Rica
2010s 32.7% 32.0% 0.7% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Costa Rica, at 32.7% against 32.0% in Nicaragua as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed