Costa Rica vs Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary

Costa Rica
10.6%
in 2010
Spain
11.2%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
46th
Spain rank
43rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 11.2% against 10.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Spain'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 46th and Spain ranks 43rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 1.6% 0.9% 0.7% Costa Rica
1970s 2.1% 1.7% 0.4% Costa Rica
1980s 3.1% 3.6% 0.5% Spain
1990s 3.8% 3.1% 0.7% Costa Rica
2000s 7.5% 6.4% 1.1% Costa Rica
2010s 10.6% 11.2% 0.6% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary, Costa Rica or Spain?
Spain, at 11.2% against 10.6% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.6%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Spain ranks 43rd 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and 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 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)