Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 0.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.7%
World rank
100th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2010
All-time low
0.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

0.20.30.40.50.60.71960198520101960: 0.211965: 0.231970: 0.231975: 0.341980: 0.361985: 0.321990: 0.341995: 0.392000: 0.462005: 0.582010: 0.66

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Costa Rica stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 43.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1960.

That places Costa Rica 100th 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 65-69 with tertiary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.2%
1965 0.2% +9.5%
1970 0.2% +0.0%
1975 0.3% +47.8%
1980 0.4% +5.9%
1985 0.3% -11.1%
1990 0.3% +6.3%
1995 0.4% +14.7%
2000 0.5% +17.9%
2005 0.6% +26.1%
2010 0.7% +13.8%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 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 65-69 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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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