Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary was 27.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
27.0%
World rank
112th
of 144 countries
All-time high
35.9%
in 1995
All-time low
7.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 9.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 9.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 16.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 16.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 24.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 30.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 35.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 35.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 33.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 27 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Costa Rica is 27.0%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 35.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1960.

Costa Rica ranks 112th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 7.0%
1965 9.4% +34.7%
1970 9.4% +0.0%
1975 16.3% +73.4%
1980 16.9% +3.7%
1985 24.2% +43.1%
1990 30.6% +26.4%
1995 35.9% +17.5%
2000 35.7% -0.7%
2005 33.9% -5.0%
2010 27.0% -20.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.2% 7.0% 9.4% 2
1970s 12.9% 9.4% 16.3% 2
1980s 20.5% 16.9% 24.2% 2
1990s 33.3% 30.6% 35.9% 2
2000s 34.8% 33.9% 35.7% 2
2010s 27.0% 27.0% 27.0% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 109 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 27.6% compare
  2. 110 Nepal 27.4% compare
  3. 111 Gambia 27.2% compare
  4. 113 Singapore 26.5% compare
  5. 114 Iraq 24.6% compare
  6. 115 Russian Federation 24.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary in Costa Rica was 27.0% 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 30-34 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 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 30-34 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 30-34 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 30-34 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)