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

Costa Rica
4.95
in 2010
Panama
5.12
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
55th
Panama rank
53rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
2468196019852010

How they compare

Panama currently reports 5.12 against 4.95 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.17.

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

Costa Rica ranks 55th and Panama ranks 53rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 2.98 2.52 0.46 Costa Rica
1970s 3.04 2.93 0.11 Costa Rica
1980s 4.04 3.62 0.42 Costa Rica
1990s 4.76 4.5 0.255 Costa Rica
2000s 6.3 5.24 1.06 Costa Rica
2010s 4.95 5.12 0.17 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 5.12 against 4.95 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.17, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female?
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Panama ranks 53rd 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 75+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 75+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 75.