Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 23.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
23.6%
World rank
102nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
30.5%
in 2005
All-time low
7.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

510152025301960198520101960: 7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 7.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 7.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 11 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 13.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 17.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 22.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 25.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 27.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 30.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 23.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Costa Rica stood at 23.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 30.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1960.

That places Costa Rica 102nd 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 7.0%
1965 7.7% +9.8%
1970 7.6% -1.3%
1975 11.0% +44.7%
1980 13.9% +26.7%
1985 17.9% +28.3%
1990 22.1% +23.5%
1995 25.1% +13.3%
2000 27.9% +11.2%
2005 30.5% +9.7%
2010 23.6% -22.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.4% 7.0% 7.7% 2
1970s 9.3% 7.6% 11.0% 2
1980s 15.9% 13.9% 17.9% 2
1990s 23.6% 22.1% 25.1% 2
2000s 29.2% 27.9% 30.5% 2
2010s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 99 Paraguay 25.1% compare
  2. 100 Syrian Arab Republic 25.0% compare
  3. 101 Zambia 24.9% compare
  4. 103 Honduras 23.4% compare
  5. 104 Thailand 23.0% compare
  6. 105 Tunisia 22.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Costa Rica was 23.6% 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 25+ with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 102nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)