Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 12.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
12.9%
World rank
47th
of 144 countries
All-time high
58.4%
in 1970
All-time low
12.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 521965: 50.61970: 58.41975: 55.11980: 31.21985: 43.71990: 421995: 31.12000: 22.92005: 15.42010: 12.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 12.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 43.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Costa Rica peaked at 58.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 47th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 52.0%
1965 50.6% -2.6%
1970 58.4% +15.4%
1975 55.1% -5.7%
1980 31.2% -43.4%
1985 43.7% +40.0%
1990 42.0% -3.8%
1995 31.1% -25.9%
2000 22.9% -26.6%
2005 15.4% -32.8%
2010 12.9% -16.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.3% 50.6% 52.0% 2
1970s 56.8% 55.1% 58.4% 2
1980s 37.5% 31.2% 43.7% 2
1990s 36.6% 31.1% 42.0% 2
2000s 19.1% 15.4% 22.9% 2
2010s 12.9% 12.9% 12.9% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 44 Macau, China 13.4% compare
  2. 44 Saudi Arabia 13.4% compare
  3. 46 Mauritania 13.3% compare
  4. 48 Libya 12.6% compare
  5. 49 United Arab Emirates 12.2% compare
  6. 50 Syrian Arab Republic 11.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Costa Rica was 12.9% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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