Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 14.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
14.8%
World rank
83rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
31.7%
in 1970
All-time low
14.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 29.81965: 31.41970: 31.71975: 271980: 26.81985: 23.11990: 23.11995: 21.52000: 18.42005: 15.72010: 14.8

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Costa Rica is 14.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Costa Rica peaked at 31.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 70-74 with no education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 29.8%
1965 31.4% +5.5%
1970 31.7% +1.0%
1975 27.0% -14.8%
1980 26.8% -0.9%
1985 23.1% -13.9%
1990 23.1% +0.0%
1995 21.5% -6.6%
2000 18.4% -14.6%
2005 15.7% -14.4%
2010 14.8% -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.6% 29.8% 31.4% 2
1970s 29.4% 27.0% 31.7% 2
1980s 24.9% 23.1% 26.8% 2
1990s 22.3% 21.5% 23.1% 2
2000s 17.1% 15.7% 18.4% 2
2010s 14.8% 14.8% 14.8% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 80 Panama 18.2% compare
  2. 81 Hong Kong, China 17.7% compare
  3. 82 Sri Lanka 15.2% compare
  4. 84 Mongolia 13.3% compare
  5. 85 Fiji 13.0% compare
  6. 86 Thailand 12.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Costa Rica was 14.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 population age 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 population age 70-74 with no education