Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.73 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Costa Rica stood at 0.73. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.73 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1960.
Costa Rica ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.09 | — |
| 1965 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.21 | +90.9% |
| 1980 | 0.25 | +19.0% |
| 1985 | 0.35 | +40.0% |
| 1990 | 0.43 | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.56 | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.68 | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.73 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.465 | 0.43 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.68 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Costa Rica was 0.73 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 25+, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.