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

Costa Rica
4.79
in 2010
Guyana
4.49
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
61st
Guyana rank
64th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.79 against 4.49 in Guyana, a difference of 0.3.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 61st and Guyana ranks 64th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guyana Difference Ahead
1960s 3.12 4.01 0.89 Guyana
1970s 3.09 4.12 1.03 Guyana
1980s 4.02 4.25 0.23 Guyana
1990s 4.74 4.34 0.405 Costa Rica
2000s 6.21 4.39 1.82 Costa Rica
2010s 4.79 4.49 0.3 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, Costa Rica or Guyana?
Costa Rica, at 4.79 against 4.49 in Guyana as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total between Costa Rica and Guyana?
0.3, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Guyana 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 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.