Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education was 14.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
14.7%
World rank
83rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 1965
All-time low
14.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 31.91965: 331970: 331975: 271980: 231985: 22.61990: 19.81995: 18.12000: 18.22005: 17.82010: 14.7

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 14.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Costa Rica peaked at 33.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 83rd 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 65-69 with no education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 31.9%
1965 33.0% +3.3%
1970 33.0% +0.0%
1975 27.0% -18.2%
1980 23.0% -14.9%
1985 22.6% -1.5%
1990 19.8% -12.6%
1995 18.1% -8.5%
2000 18.2% +0.9%
2005 17.8% -2.6%
2010 14.7% -17.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.5% 31.9% 33.0% 2
1970s 30.0% 27.0% 33.0% 2
1980s 22.8% 22.6% 23.0% 2
1990s 18.9% 18.1% 19.8% 2
2000s 18.0% 17.8% 18.2% 2
2010s 14.7% 14.7% 14.7% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 80 Lesotho 16.9% compare
  2. 81 Republic of Korea 16.8% compare
  3. 82 Viet Nam 14.9% compare
  4. 84 Italy 14.7% compare
  5. 85 Fiji 11.8% compare
  6. 86 Israel 11.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Costa Rica was 14.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education
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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Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education