Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total

Costa Rica
5.54
in 2010
Viet Nam
6.08
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
67th
Viet Nam rank
64th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Viet Nam
246196019852010

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 6.08 against 5.54 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.54.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 64th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 3.15 1.51 1.64 Costa Rica
1970s 3.09 2.07 1.02 Costa Rica
1980s 4.04 2.22 1.82 Costa Rica
1990s 4.71 2.55 2.16 Costa Rica
2000s 4.96 4.21 0.75 Costa Rica
2010s 5.54 6.08 0.54 Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total, Costa Rica or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 6.08 against 5.54 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
0.54, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 64th 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 70-74, 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 70-74, 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, 70-74, total is the average years of education completed among people age 70-74.