Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 32.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Costa Rica stood at 32.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Costa Rica peaked at 37.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.9% | — |
| 1965 | 22.2% | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 14.8% | -33.7% |
| 1975 | 23.3% | +58.2% |
| 1980 | 33.3% | +42.8% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 37.2% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 35.3% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +21.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 32.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 32.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.0%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.6% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.0% | 14.8% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 33.3% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 35.3% | 37.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 26.9% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 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: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Costa Rica was 32.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary