Costa Rica vs Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education

Costa Rica
14.8%
in 2010
Italy
11.0%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
81st
Italy rank
83rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
1015202530196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14.8% against 11.0% in Italy, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 81st and Italy ranks 83rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 30.6% 23.7% 6.9% Costa Rica
1970s 29.4% 13.1% 16.2% Costa Rica
1980s 23.2% 14.5% 8.7% Costa Rica
1990s 19.5% 20.2% 0.7% Italy
2000s 17.1% 18.1% 1.0% Italy
2010s 14.8% 11.0% 3.8% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education, Costa Rica or Italy?
Costa Rica, at 14.8% against 11.0% in Italy as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education between Costa Rica and Italy?
3.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Italy ranks 83rd 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 population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-65-69-with-no-education/costa-rica/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-65-69-with-no-education/costa-rica/italy/">Costa Rica vs Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education
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 population age 65-69 with no education