Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education was 3.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in 2010.
That represents a change of down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Costa Rica peaked at 23.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.4% | — |
| 1965 | 23.0% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | -21.3% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -29.1% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -60.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 3.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.6% | 18.1% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 16.7% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 10.5% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 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 50-54 with no education in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Costa Rica was 3.1% 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 50-54 with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. 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 50-54 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education