Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 47.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
47.0%
World rank
98th
of 144 countries
All-time high
52.9%
in 2005
All-time low
9.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 9.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 13.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 13.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 23.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 29.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 34.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 32.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 33 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 37.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 52.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 47 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Costa Rica stood at 47.0%.

The figure is up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 52.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1960.

Costa Rica ranks 98th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 9.3%
1965 13.6% +46.2%
1970 13.6% +0.0%
1975 23.3% +71.3%
1980 29.1% +25.1%
1985 34.7% +18.9%
1990 32.4% -6.5%
1995 33.0% +1.9%
2000 37.7% +14.3%
2005 52.9% +40.2%
2010 47.0% -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.4% 9.3% 13.6% 2
1970s 18.4% 13.6% 23.3% 2
1980s 31.9% 29.1% 34.7% 2
1990s 32.7% 32.4% 33.0% 2
2000s 45.3% 37.7% 52.9% 2
2010s 47.0% 47.0% 47.0% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 95 Nicaragua 48.4% compare
  2. 96 Qatar 48.4% compare
  3. 97 Congo 47.3% compare
  4. 99 Namibia 46.0% compare
  5. 100 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 45.0% compare
  6. 101 Sierra Leone 44.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Costa Rica was 47.0% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 20-24 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 population age 20-24 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 population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)