Costa Rica vs Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary

Costa Rica
12.0%
in 2010
Mexico
13.2%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Mexico rank
89th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
468101214196019852010

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 13.2% against 12.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Mexico ranks 89th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 6.2% 4.4% 1.8% Costa Rica
1970s 6.2% 5.0% 1.2% Costa Rica
1980s 7.1% 6.2% 0.9% Costa Rica
1990s 7.6% 7.4% 0.2% Costa Rica
2000s 11.7% 10.3% 1.4% Costa Rica
2010s 12.0% 13.2% 1.2% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Mexico, at 13.2% against 12.0% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary between Costa Rica and Mexico?
1.2%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Mexico ranks 89th 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 70-74 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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)