Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary was 63.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
63.8%
World rank
13th
of 144 countries
All-time high
67.6%
in 1995
All-time low
59.5%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 61 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 59.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 59.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 64.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 63.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 66.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 66.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 67.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 67 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 61.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 63.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 63.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in 2010.

The figure is down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Costa Rica peaked at 67.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1965.

That places Costa Rica 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 61.0%
1965 59.5% -2.5%
1970 59.5% +0.0%
1975 64.3% +8.1%
1980 63.7% -0.9%
1985 66.6% +4.5%
1990 66.7% +0.1%
1995 67.6% +1.4%
2000 67.0% -0.8%
2005 61.3% -8.6%
2010 63.8% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 60.3% 59.5% 61.0% 2
1970s 61.9% 59.5% 64.3% 2
1980s 65.2% 63.7% 66.6% 2
1990s 67.1% 66.7% 67.6% 2
2000s 64.2% 61.3% 67.0% 2
2010s 63.8% 63.8% 63.8% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 10 Guyana 66.5% compare
  2. 11 Cyprus 64.4% compare
  3. 12 Uruguay 64.2% compare
  4. 14 Philippines 60.3% compare
  5. 15 Argentina 59.9% compare
  6. 16 Jamaica 59.1% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Costa Rica was 63.8% 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 70-74 with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1965.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary?
Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)