Costa Rica vs Peru: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female

Costa Rica
7.89
in 2010
Peru
8.04
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
77th
Peru rank
75th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
2468196019852010

How they compare

Peru currently reports 8.04 against 7.89 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.15.

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

Costa Rica ranks 77th and Peru ranks 75th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 3.72 2.58 1.14 Costa Rica
1970s 4 3.26 0.74 Costa Rica
1980s 5.6 4.74 0.855 Costa Rica
1990s 6.89 6.2 0.695 Costa Rica
2000s 7.71 8.04 0.335 Peru
2010s 7.89 8.04 0.15 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female, Costa Rica or Peru?
Peru, at 8.04 against 7.89 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.15, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Peru ranks 75th 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 25+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.