Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total
Costa Rica
7.97
in 2010
El Salvador
7.77
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
86th
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.97 against 7.77 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 86th of 144 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.03 | 2.17 | 1.86 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 4.54 | 3.04 | 1.51 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.41 | 3.92 | 2.49 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7.27 | 5.04 | 2.22 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.91 | 6.96 | 0.945 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.97 | 7.77 | 0.2 | 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+, total, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 7.97 against 7.77 in El Salvador as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.2, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd and El Salvador 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+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.