Cuba vs Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total

Cuba
0.45
in 2010
Nicaragua
0.48
in 2010
Cuba rank
60th
Nicaragua rank
57th

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

  • Cuba
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.48 against 0.45 in Cuba, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 60th and Nicaragua ranks 57th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.065 0.06 0.005 Cuba
1970s 0.08 0.14 0.06 Nicaragua
1980s 0.14 0.17 0.03 Nicaragua
1990s 0.29 0.275 0.015 Cuba
2000s 0.44 0.415 0.025 Cuba
2010s 0.45 0.48 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 45-49, total, Cuba or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.48 against 0.45 in Cuba as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total between Cuba and Nicaragua?
0.03, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total?
Cuba ranks 60th and Nicaragua ranks 57th 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.