Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 19.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
19.3%
World rank
87th
of 144 countries
All-time high
32.5%
in 1960
All-time low
2.9%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 32.51965: 31.41970: 31.71975: 271980: 26.81985: 25.61990: 23.91995: 23.12000: 22.72005: 2.92010: 19.3

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica stood at 19.3%.

The figure is down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica peaked at 32.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2005.

Costa Rica ranks 87th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 75+ with no education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 32.5%
1965 31.4% -3.4%
1970 31.7% +1.0%
1975 27.0% -14.8%
1980 26.8% -0.9%
1985 25.6% -4.2%
1990 23.9% -6.6%
1995 23.1% -3.3%
2000 22.7% -1.9%
2005 2.9% -87.3%
2010 19.3% +568.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.0% 31.4% 32.5% 2
1970s 29.4% 27.0% 31.7% 2
1980s 26.2% 25.6% 26.8% 2
1990s 23.5% 23.1% 23.9% 2
2000s 12.8% 2.9% 22.7% 2
2010s 19.3% 19.3% 19.3% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 84 Mongolia 23.4% compare
  2. 85 Serbia 19.9% compare
  3. 86 Guyana 19.6% compare
  4. 88 Paraguay 19.2% compare
  5. 89 Fiji 16.9% compare
  6. 90 Sri Lanka 15.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Costa Rica was 19.3% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education