Barbados vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total

Barbados
0.55
in 2010
Costa Rica
0.55
in 2010
Barbados rank
43rd
Costa Rica rank
43rd

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

  • Barbados
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.55 against 0.55 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 144 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.06 0.13 0.07 Costa Rica
1970s 0.075 0.2 0.125 Costa Rica
1980s 0.19 0.51 0.32 Costa Rica
1990s 0.075 0.61 0.535 Costa Rica
2000s 0.165 0.57 0.405 Costa Rica
2010s 0.55 0.55 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total, Barbados or Costa Rica?
Barbados, at 0.55 against 0.55 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total between Barbados and Costa Rica?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total?
Barbados ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 43rd 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 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 tertiary 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 tertiary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 20-24.