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
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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About this data
Average years of tertiary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 20-24.