Costa Rica vs Mexico: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total

Costa Rica
0.69
in 2010
Mexico
0.66
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
36th
Mexico rank
38th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.69 against 0.66 in Mexico, a difference of 0.03.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

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

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.085 0.055 0.03 Costa Rica
1970s 0.12 0.065 0.055 Costa Rica
1980s 0.24 0.145 0.095 Costa Rica
1990s 0.415 0.25 0.165 Costa Rica
2000s 0.66 0.475 0.185 Costa Rica
2010s 0.69 0.66 0.03 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 45-49, total, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 0.69 against 0.66 in Mexico as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.03, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total?
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 38th 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 45-49, 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 45-49, 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, 45-49, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 45-49.