Costa Rica vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female

Costa Rica
4.97
in 2010
South Africa
4.87
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
49th
South Africa rank
51st

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.97 against 4.87 in South Africa, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.01 2.96 0.055 Costa Rica
1970s 2.88 2.94 0.055 South Africa
1980s 3.91 3.08 0.83 Costa Rica
1990s 3.78 5.08 1.3 South Africa
2000s 4.5 4.2 0.295 Costa Rica
2010s 4.97 4.87 0.1 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 55-59, female, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 4.97 against 4.87 in South Africa as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.1, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female?
Costa Rica ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st 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 55-59, 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 55-59, 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, 55-59, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 55-59.