Costa Rica vs Peru: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total
Costa Rica
0.63
in 2010
Peru
0.58
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Peru rank
44th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.63 against 0.58 in Peru, a difference of 0.05.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Peru ranks 44th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.085 | 0.095 | 0.01 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.135 | 0.2 | 0.065 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.305 | 0.4 | 0.095 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.47 | 0.685 | 0.215 | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.53 | 1.02 | 0.495 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.05 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 0.63 against 0.58 in Peru as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.05, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Peru ranks 44th 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+, 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 tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.