Costa Rica vs Peru: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total

Costa Rica
0.77
in 2010
Peru
0.8
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
38th
Peru rank
36th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.8 against 0.77 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 38th and Peru ranks 36th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.095 0.11 0.015 Peru
1970s 0.165 0.165 0 Costa Rica
1980s 0.29 0.385 0.095 Peru
1990s 0.475 0.7 0.225 Peru
2000s 0.695 1.13 0.435 Peru
2010s 0.77 0.8 0.03 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total, Costa Rica or Peru?
Peru, at 0.8 against 0.77 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.03, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total?
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Peru 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 40-44, 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 40-44, 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, 40-44, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 40-44.