Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total
Costa Rica
2.08
in 2010
Zimbabwe
1.95
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
104th
Zimbabwe rank
106th
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.08 against 1.95 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.13.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.485 | 0.43 | 0.055 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.735 | 0.64 | 0.095 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.21 | 0.13 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.7 | 2.14 | 0.45 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.11 | 2.16 | 0.045 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.95 | 0.13 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total, Costa Rica or Zimbabwe?
- Costa Rica, at 2.08 against 1.95 in Zimbabwe as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 0.13, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th 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 secondary 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 secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.