Colombia vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total

Colombia
0.83
in 2010
Costa Rica
0.81
in 2010
Colombia rank
79th
Costa Rica rank
81st

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.83 against 0.81 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.395 0.315 0.08 Colombia
1970s 0.585 0.345 0.24 Colombia
1980s 0.685 0.415 0.27 Colombia
1990s 0.725 0.495 0.23 Colombia
2000s 0.645 1.52 0.875 Costa Rica
2010s 0.83 0.81 0.02 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 0.83 against 0.81 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.02, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total?
Colombia ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 81st 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 secondary schooling, age 75+, 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 secondary schooling, age 75+, 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 secondary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 75.