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 48.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 48.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Costa Rica peaked at 70.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.3% | — |
| 1965 | 69.2% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 65.2% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 61.6% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 55.7% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +15.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 48.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.6%, 3.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 48.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.2%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.8% | 69.2% | 70.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 67.3% | 65.2% | 69.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 58.2% | 61.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 52.3% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 42.0% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 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 48.5% 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 70.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th 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 up 1.1%. 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 female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)