Costa Rica vs Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary

Costa Rica
10.0%
in 2010
Republic of Korea
10.0%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
30th
Republic of Korea rank
31st

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10.0% against 10.0% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 30th and Republic of Korea ranks 31st 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 Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4% 0.2% 1.2% Costa Rica
1970s 1.8% 0.8% 1.0% Costa Rica
1980s 2.8% 2.0% 0.8% Costa Rica
1990s 4.1% 3.4% 0.7% Costa Rica
2000s 7.5% 7.3% 0.3% Costa Rica
2010s 10.0% 10.0% 0.0% 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 tertiary, Costa Rica or Republic of Korea?
Costa Rica, at 10.0% against 10.0% in Republic of Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Republic of Korea?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Republic of Korea ranks 31st 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 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 population age 65-69 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 population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary