Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary was 1.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.1%
World rank
103rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

0.20.40.60.811960198520101960: 0.251965: 0.281970: 0.261975: 0.411980: 0.491985: 0.471990: 0.641995: 0.662000: 0.712005: 12010: 1.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 53.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica peaked at 1.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1960.

That places Costa Rica 103rd 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 population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.2%
1965 0.3% +12.0%
1970 0.3% -7.1%
1975 0.4% +57.7%
1980 0.5% +19.5%
1985 0.5% -4.1%
1990 0.6% +36.2%
1995 0.7% +3.1%
2000 0.7% +7.6%
2005 1.0% +40.8%
2010 1.1% +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2
1970s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 2
2010s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 100 Côte d'Ivoire 1.3% compare
  2. 101 Zambia 1.2% compare
  3. 102 Hong Kong, China 1.1% compare
  4. 104 Hungary 1.1% compare
  5. 105 Mongolia 1.0% compare
  6. 105 Nepal 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Costa Rica was 1.1% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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