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

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary was 0.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.9%
World rank
100th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0.20.40.60.811960198520101960: 0.261965: 0.31970: 0.331975: 0.511980: 0.471985: 0.441990: 0.61995: 0.562000: 0.572005: 0.732010: 0.95

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1960.

Costa Rica ranks 100th 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 tertiary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.3%
1965 0.3% +15.4%
1970 0.3% +10.0%
1975 0.5% +54.5%
1980 0.5% -7.8%
1985 0.4% -6.4%
1990 0.6% +36.4%
1995 0.6% -6.7%
2000 0.6% +1.8%
2005 0.7% +28.1%
2010 0.9% +30.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1970s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 2
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 97 Mongolia 1.0% compare
  2. 98 Greece 1.0% compare
  3. 98 Syrian Arab Republic 1.0% compare
  4. 101 Uganda 0.9% compare
  5. 102 Bahrain 0.9% compare
  6. 103 Tunisia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica was 0.9% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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