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

Argentina
0.32
in 2010
Costa Rica
0.33
in 2010
Argentina rank
29th
Costa Rica rank
27th

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.33 against 0.32 in Argentina, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1 0.06 0.04 Argentina
1970s 0.07 0.075 0.005 Costa Rica
1980s 0.11 0.11 0
1990s 0.165 0.145 0.02 Argentina
2000s 0.24 0.195 0.045 Argentina
2010s 0.32 0.33 0.01 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 75+, total, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.33 against 0.32 in Argentina as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.01, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Argentina ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 27th 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 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 tertiary 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 tertiary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 75.