Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total

Costa Rica
2.85
in 2010
Sierra Leone
2.94
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
100th
Sierra Leone rank
97th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sierra Leone
0123196019852010

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.94 against 2.85 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09.

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

Costa Rica ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 97th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.645 0.205 0.44 Costa Rica
1970s 1.05 0.465 0.585 Costa Rica
1980s 2.07 0.73 1.34 Costa Rica
1990s 2.19 0.975 1.21 Costa Rica
2000s 2.62 1.22 1.4 Costa Rica
2010s 2.85 2.94 0.09 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.94 against 2.85 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
0.09, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total?
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 97th 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 20-24, 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 secondary schooling, age 20-24, 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 secondary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 20-24.