Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female

Costa Rica
0.72
in 2010
Switzerland
0.67
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
20th
Switzerland rank
23rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.72 against 0.67 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.05.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.065 0.165 0.1 Switzerland
1970s 0.085 0.125 0.04 Switzerland
1980s 0.135 0.13 0.005 Costa Rica
1990s 0.25 0.2 0.05 Costa Rica
2000s 0.46 0.385 0.075 Costa Rica
2010s 0.72 0.67 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 55-59, female, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
Costa Rica, at 0.72 against 0.67 in Switzerland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
0.05, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 23rd 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 55-59, female. 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 55-59, 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, 55-59, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 55-59.