Costa Rica vs Panama: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total
Costa Rica
5.25
in 2010
Panama
5.27
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
58th
Panama rank
56th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 5.27 against 5.25 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Panama ranks 56th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.46 | 3.73 | 0.275 | Panama |
| 1970s | 3.67 | 4.03 | 0.36 | Panama |
| 1980s | 4.76 | 4.64 | 0.12 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 5.01 | 0.095 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.27 | 5.22 | 0.045 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.25 | 5.27 | 0.02 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 5.27 against 5.25 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.02, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and Panama ranks 56th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.