Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary was 35.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Costa Rica is 35.0%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 40.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1965.
That places Costa Rica 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25-29 with secondary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.1% | — |
| 1965 | 9.3% | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16.6% | +78.5% |
| 1980 | 23.6% | +42.1% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 9.3% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 23.6% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 32.4% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 33.0% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 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 25-29 with secondary in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Costa Rica was 35.0% 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 25-29 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1965.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)