Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 62.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
62.8%
World rank
17th
of 144 countries
All-time high
65.8%
in 1995
All-time low
32.3%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 57.7 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: 64.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 65.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 65.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 65.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 32.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 62.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Costa Rica is 62.8%, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Costa Rica peaked at 65.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2005.

Costa Rica ranks 17th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 57.7%
1965 59.5% +3.1%
1970 59.5% +0.0%
1975 64.3% +8.1%
1980 63.7% -0.9%
1985 64.5% +1.3%
1990 65.4% +1.4%
1995 65.8% +0.6%
2000 65.8% -0.1%
2005 32.3% -50.9%
2010 62.8% +94.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 58.6% 57.7% 59.5% 2
1970s 61.9% 59.5% 64.3% 2
1980s 64.1% 63.7% 64.5% 2
1990s 65.6% 65.4% 65.8% 2
2000s 49.0% 32.3% 65.8% 2
2010s 62.8% 62.8% 62.8% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Ireland 63.9% compare
  2. 15 Jamaica 63.0% compare
  3. 16 Fiji 63.0% compare
  4. 18 France 62.2% compare
  5. 19 Philippines 61.9% compare
  6. 20 Luxembourg 60.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Costa Rica was 62.8% 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 75+ with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 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 75+ 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 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)