Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 28.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 28.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Costa Rica peaked at 38.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.0% | — |
| 1965 | 10.3% | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 10.7% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | +64.5% |
| 1980 | 21.2% | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 24.6% | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 25.9% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.1% | 10.7% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 21.2% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 25.9% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 32.5% | 38.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Costa Rica was 28.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)