Costa Rica vs Latvia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female

Costa Rica
0.67
in 2010
Latvia
0.68
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
37th
Latvia rank
35th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.68 against 0.67 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 37th and Latvia ranks 35th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.08 0.175 0.095 Latvia
1970s 0.125 0.245 0.12 Latvia
1980s 0.305 0.34 0.035 Latvia
1990s 0.465 0.415 0.05 Costa Rica
2000s 0.535 0.505 0.03 Costa Rica
2010s 0.67 0.68 0.01 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female, Costa Rica or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.68 against 0.67 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female between Costa Rica and Latvia?
0.01, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
Costa Rica ranks 37th and Latvia ranks 35th 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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 tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.