Costa Rica vs France: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total

Costa Rica
0.73
in 2010
France
0.73
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
36th
France rank
36th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • France
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.73 against 0.73 in France, a difference of 0.

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

Costa Rica ranks 36th and France ranks 36th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and France in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1 0.085 0.015 Costa Rica
1970s 0.16 0.18 0.02 France
1980s 0.3 0.275 0.025 Costa Rica
1990s 0.465 0.385 0.08 Costa Rica
2000s 0.62 0.56 0.06 Costa Rica
2010s 0.73 0.73 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total, Costa Rica or France?
Costa Rica, at 0.73 against 0.73 in France as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total between Costa Rica and France?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
Costa Rica ranks 36th and France ranks 36th 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 25+, total. 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 25+, 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, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.