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

Costa Rica
5.54
in 2010
Peru
5.45
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
70th
Peru rank
71st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
23456196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.54 against 5.45 in Peru, a difference of 0.09.

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

Costa Rica ranks 70th and Peru ranks 71st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 3.14 2.08 1.06 Costa Rica
1970s 3.09 2.54 0.545 Costa Rica
1980s 4.13 3.57 0.56 Costa Rica
1990s 4.84 3.75 1.08 Costa Rica
2000s 5.03 5.64 0.615 Peru
2010s 5.54 5.45 0.09 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 65-69, total, Costa Rica or Peru?
Costa Rica, at 5.54 against 5.45 in Peru as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.09, with Costa Rica 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 65-69, total?
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Peru ranks 71st 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, 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 total schooling, age 65-69, 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 total schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of education completed among people age 65-69.