Costa Rica vs Hungary: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, total

Costa Rica
0.68
in 2010
Hungary
0.63
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
29th
Hungary rank
32nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, 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 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hungary ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 29th and Hungary ranks 32nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 0.065 0.09 0.025 Hungary
1970s 0.095 0.115 0.02 Hungary
1980s 0.135 0.175 0.04 Hungary
1990s 0.22 0.3 0.08 Hungary
2000s 0.48 0.47 0.01 Costa Rica
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 60-64, 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 60-64, 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 60-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Hungary ranks 32nd 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 60-64, 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 60-64, 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, 60-64, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 60-64.