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

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary was 11.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
11.3%
World rank
85th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.4%
in 2005
All-time low
6.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0510151960198520101960: 6.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 6.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 6.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 6.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 6.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 7.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 7.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 8.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 9.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 13.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 11.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 11.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in 2010.

That represents a change of up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 13.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1960.

That places Costa Rica 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 6.1%
1965 6.1% +0.7%
1970 6.1% +0.0%
1975 6.3% +3.3%
1980 6.9% +9.2%
1985 7.8% +14.0%
1990 7.9% +1.0%
1995 8.3% +5.2%
2000 9.9% +19.1%
2005 13.4% +34.8%
2010 11.3% -15.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 2
1970s 6.2% 6.1% 6.3% 2
1980s 7.4% 6.9% 7.8% 2
1990s 8.1% 7.9% 8.3% 2
2000s 11.6% 9.9% 13.4% 2
2010s 11.3% 11.3% 11.3% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 82 Qatar 11.6% compare
  2. 83 United Arab Emirates 11.5% compare
  3. 84 Honduras 11.5% compare
  4. 86 Fiji 11.1% compare
  5. 87 Kuwait 11.0% compare
  6. 88 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica was 11.3% 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 secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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