Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education was 17.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
17.7%
World rank
90th
of 144 countries
All-time high
35.2%
in 1960
All-time low
3.1%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 35.21965: 331970: 331975: 271980: 26.81985: 25.21990: 23.21995: 222000: 21.12005: 3.12010: 17.7

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica is 17.7%, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica peaked at 35.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2005.

Costa Rica ranks 90th 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 75+ with no education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 35.2%
1965 33.0% -6.3%
1970 33.0% +0.0%
1975 27.0% -18.2%
1980 26.8% -0.9%
1985 25.2% -6.0%
1990 23.2% -7.9%
1995 22.0% -5.2%
2000 21.1% -4.0%
2005 3.1% -85.1%
2010 17.7% +463.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34.1% 33.0% 35.2% 2
1970s 30.0% 27.0% 33.0% 2
1980s 26.0% 25.2% 26.8% 2
1990s 22.6% 22.0% 23.2% 2
2000s 12.1% 3.1% 21.1% 2
2010s 17.7% 17.7% 17.7% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 87 Fiji 22.9% compare
  2. 88 Paraguay 22.3% compare
  3. 89 Sri Lanka 21.9% compare
  4. 91 Greece 17.1% compare
  5. 92 Malta 16.9% compare
  6. 93 Israel 15.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica was 17.7% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education?
Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education