Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total

Bulgaria
8.01
in 2010
Costa Rica
8.02
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
89th
Costa Rica rank
86th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8.02 against 8.01 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01.

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

Bulgaria ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 86th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 8.04 4.79 3.25 Bulgaria
1970s 9.04 5.55 3.49 Bulgaria
1980s 8.7 7.38 1.32 Bulgaria
1990s 6.58 7.78 1.2 Costa Rica
2000s 8.57 8.22 0.345 Bulgaria
2010s 8.01 8.02 0.01 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 8.02 against 8.01 in Bulgaria as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.01, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
Bulgaria ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 86th 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 total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.