Belgium vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female

Belgium
5.6
in 2010
Costa Rica
5.63
in 2010
Belgium rank
60th
Costa Rica rank
57th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.63 against 5.6 in Belgium, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 57th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 5.47 3.66 1.82 Belgium
1970s 5.67 3.75 1.92 Belgium
1980s 5.71 5.13 0.585 Belgium
1990s 5.77 5.55 0.22 Belgium
2000s 5.84 5.57 0.27 Belgium
2010s 5.6 5.63 0.03 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female, Belgium or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 5.63 against 5.6 in Belgium as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female between Belgium and Costa Rica?
0.03, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female?
Belgium ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 57th 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 25-29, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female
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
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Average years of primary schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 25-29.