Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 38.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 38.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Costa Rica peaked at 38.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 5th 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 45-49 with primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.7% | — |
| 1965 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 9.9% | -44.1% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | +59.6% |
| 1980 | 22.8% | +44.3% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | +34.5% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +22.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 38.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.8%, 5.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 38.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 9.9% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 30.9% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.3% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 38.5% | 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 45-49 with primary in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Costa Rica was 38.5% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary