Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 52.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Costa Rica is 52.1%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Costa Rica peaked at 69.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 12th 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.9% | — |
| 1965 | 68.7% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 66.9% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 65.3% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 62.2% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 68.7% | 69.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 67.8% | 66.9% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.7% | 62.2% | 65.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 54.8% | 58.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 47.2% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Costa Rica was 52.1% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)