Costa Rica vs Cuba: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female

Costa Rica
5.44
in 2010
Cuba
5.79
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
65th
Cuba rank
62nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
0246196019852010

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 5.79 against 5.44 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.35.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 65th and Cuba ranks 62nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Cuba Difference Ahead
1960s 3.01 3.52 0.51 Cuba
1970s 3.04 4.35 1.31 Cuba
1980s 4.14 4.87 0.725 Cuba
1990s 4.8 3.99 0.81 Costa Rica
2000s 4.84 4.5 0.34 Costa Rica
2010s 5.44 5.79 0.35 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female, Costa Rica or Cuba?
Cuba, at 5.79 against 5.44 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female between Costa Rica and Cuba?
0.35, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female?
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Cuba ranks 62nd 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 65-69, female. 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 65-69, 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
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Average years of total schooling, 65-69, female is the average years of education completed among females age 65-69.