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

Costa Rica
0.68
in 2010
Hungary
0.63
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
31st
Hungary rank
34th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.68 against 0.63 in Hungary, a difference of 0.05.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 34th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 0.07 0.09 0.02 Hungary
1970s 0.095 0.15 0.055 Hungary
1980s 0.16 0.22 0.06 Hungary
1990s 0.28 0.38 0.1 Hungary
2000s 0.525 0.525 0
2010s 0.68 0.63 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, total, Costa Rica or Hungary?
Costa Rica, at 0.68 against 0.63 in Hungary as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total between Costa Rica and Hungary?
0.05, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total?
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 34th 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, 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 55-59, 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, 55-59, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 55-59.