Costa Rica vs Gabon: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female

Costa Rica
0.76
in 2010
Gabon
0.71
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
44th
Gabon rank
46th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.76 against 0.71 in Gabon, a difference of 0.05.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 44th and Gabon ranks 46th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 0.085 0.02 0.065 Costa Rica
1970s 0.145 0.055 0.09 Costa Rica
1980s 0.325 0.2 0.125 Costa Rica
1990s 0.53 0.53 0
2000s 0.68 0.68 0 Gabon
2010s 0.76 0.71 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 35-39, female, Costa Rica or Gabon?
Costa Rica, at 0.76 against 0.71 in Gabon as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female between Costa Rica and Gabon?
0.05, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female?
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Gabon ranks 46th 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 35-39, female. 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 35-39, female
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, 35-39, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 35-39.