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

Colombia
4.52
in 2010
Costa Rica
4.79
in 2010
Colombia rank
63rd
Costa Rica rank
61st

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

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.79 against 4.52 in Colombia, a difference of 0.27.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 144 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 2.21 3.12 0.915 Costa Rica
1970s 3 3.09 0.085 Costa Rica
1980s 3.29 4.02 0.735 Costa Rica
1990s 3.35 4.74 1.39 Costa Rica
2000s 3.38 6.21 2.84 Costa Rica
2010s 4.52 4.79 0.27 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 75+, total, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 4.79 against 4.52 in Colombia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.27, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Colombia ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 61st 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+, 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 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 total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.