Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary was 8.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
8.2%
World rank
79th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.2%
in 2010
All-time low
2.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

24681960198520101960: 2.21965: 2.41970: 2.41975: 2.71980: 31985: 3.51990: 3.61995: 42000: 5.32005: 7.52010: 8.2

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 53.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 8.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1960.

That places Costa Rica 79th 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 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.2%
1965 2.4% +7.1%
1970 2.4% +0.0%
1975 2.7% +12.5%
1980 3.0% +12.2%
1985 3.5% +15.2%
1990 3.6% +3.7%
1995 4.0% +11.3%
2000 5.3% +32.3%
2005 7.5% +39.8%
2010 8.2% +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.3% 2.2% 2.4% 2
1970s 2.5% 2.4% 2.7% 2
1980s 3.3% 3.0% 3.5% 2
1990s 3.8% 3.6% 4.0% 2
2000s 6.4% 5.3% 7.5% 2
2010s 8.2% 8.2% 8.2% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  2. 77 Saudi Arabia 8.5% compare
  3. 78 India 8.3% compare
  4. 80 Kuwait 8.1% compare
  5. 81 Colombia 8.0% compare
  6. 82 New Zealand 7.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Costa Rica was 8.2% 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 secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary