Belize vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total

Belize
2.67
in 2010
Costa Rica
2.76
in 2010
Belize rank
97th
Costa Rica rank
96th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total over time

  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.76 against 2.67 in Belize, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 96th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 1.11 0.57 0.545 Belize
1970s 0.77 0.815 0.045 Costa Rica
1980s 1.12 1.68 0.555 Costa Rica
1990s 1.9 2.17 0.275 Costa Rica
2000s 2.38 2.48 0.1 Costa Rica
2010s 2.67 2.76 0.09 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 25-29, total, Belize or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 2.76 against 2.67 in Belize as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total between Belize and Costa Rica?
0.09, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total?
Belize ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 96th 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 25-29, 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 25-29, 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, 25-29, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 25-29.