Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 5.25 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Costa Rica is 5.25, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Costa Rica peaked at 5.32 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.31, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 58th 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4 | — |
| 1965 | 3.51 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 3.31 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 4.03 | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 4.61 | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 4.91 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 5.07 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 5.13 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.22 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.32 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.25 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.46 | 3.4 | 3.51 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.67 | 3.31 | 4.03 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.76 | 4.61 | 4.91 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 5.07 | 5.13 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.27 | 5.22 | 5.32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Costa Rica was 5.25 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.