Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 56.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Costa Rica is 56.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Costa Rica peaked at 69.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 13th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 60-64 with primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.5% | — |
| 1965 | 67.5% | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 66.8% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 65.6% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | -4.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 56.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.1%, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 56.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.2%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.5% | 63.5% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 67.2% | 66.8% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 66.7% | 69.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 65.6% | 69.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 58.9% | 63.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 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 60-64 with primary in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Costa Rica was 56.5% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)