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

Costa Rica
0.55
in 2010
Nicaragua
0.58
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Nicaragua rank
40th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.58 against 0.55 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 40th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.13 0.145 0.015 Nicaragua
1970s 0.2 0.405 0.205 Nicaragua
1980s 0.51 0.565 0.055 Nicaragua
1990s 0.61 0.47 0.14 Costa Rica
2000s 0.57 0.525 0.045 Costa Rica
2010s 0.55 0.58 0.03 Nicaragua

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, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.58 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 Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0.03, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 40th 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.