Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female was 0.67 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.67 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.67 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 1960.
Costa Rica ranks 37th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.07 | — |
| 1965 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.17 | +112.5% |
| 1980 | 0.26 | +52.9% |
| 1985 | 0.35 | +34.6% |
| 1990 | 0.43 | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.52 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.55 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.67 | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.125 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.305 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.465 | 0.43 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.535 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Costa Rica was 0.67 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.