Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary was 6.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
6.1%
World rank
95th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2005
All-time low
4.0%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 41965: 41970: 41975: 4.31980: 4.41985: 4.61990: 61995: 6.62000: 8.32005: 8.42010: 6.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 6.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in 2010.

That represents a change of down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 8.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1965.

Costa Rica ranks 95th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.0%
1965 4.0% -0.2%
1970 4.0% +0.0%
1975 4.3% +7.5%
1980 4.4% +2.8%
1985 4.6% +3.2%
1990 6.0% +30.5%
1995 6.6% +10.4%
2000 8.3% +26.3%
2005 8.4% +1.2%
2010 6.1% -27.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 2
1970s 4.2% 4.0% 4.3% 2
1980s 4.5% 4.4% 4.6% 2
1990s 6.3% 6.0% 6.6% 2
2000s 8.4% 8.3% 8.4% 2
2010s 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 92 Zambia 6.9% compare
  2. 93 Haiti 6.8% compare
  3. 94 Saudi Arabia 6.7% compare
  4. 96 Cameroon 5.7% compare
  5. 97 Tunisia 5.6% compare
  6. 98 Guatemala 5.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica was 6.1% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1965.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
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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