Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total

Costa Rica
5.49
in 2010
Ecuador
5.52
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
60th
Ecuador rank
59th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 5.52 against 5.49 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Ecuador ranks 59th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 3.48 3 0.475 Costa Rica
1970s 3.74 3.84 0.1 Ecuador
1980s 4.75 4.6 0.15 Costa Rica
1990s 5.46 4.85 0.605 Costa Rica
2000s 5.47 4.89 0.58 Costa Rica
2010s 5.49 5.52 0.03 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 5.52 against 5.49 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.03, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Ecuador ranks 59th 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 30-34, total. 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 30-34, total
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, 30-34, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 30-34.