China vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary

China
1.1%
in 2010
Costa Rica
1.4%
in 2010
China rank
107th
Costa Rica rank
104th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.4% against 1.1% in China, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

China ranks 107th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Costa Rica
1970s 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% Costa Rica
1980s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% Costa Rica
1990s 0.7% 1.3% 0.7% Costa Rica
2000s 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% Costa Rica
2010s 1.1% 1.4% 0.2% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary, China or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 1.4% against 1.1% in China as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary between China and Costa Rica?
0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary?
China ranks 107th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted 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 population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed