Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 5.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
5.9%
World rank
83rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
24.5%
in 1965
All-time low
5.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 23.41965: 24.51970: 24.51975: 23.11980: 18.81985: 18.31990: 17.31995: 15.42000: 10.82005: 7.52010: 5.9

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Costa Rica is 5.9%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Costa Rica peaked at 24.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 23.4%
1965 24.5% +4.8%
1970 24.5% +0.0%
1975 23.1% -5.7%
1980 18.8% -18.7%
1985 18.3% -2.7%
1990 17.3% -5.5%
1995 15.4% -11.0%
2000 10.8% -29.9%
2005 7.5% -30.5%
2010 5.9% -21.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.9% 23.4% 24.5% 2
1970s 23.8% 23.1% 24.5% 2
1980s 18.5% 18.3% 18.8% 2
1990s 16.3% 15.4% 17.3% 2
2000s 9.1% 7.5% 10.8% 2
2010s 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 80 Paraguay 6.5% compare
  2. 81 Jamaica 6.2% compare
  3. 82 Sri Lanka 6.1% compare
  4. 84 Belgium 5.9% compare
  5. 85 El Salvador 5.7% compare
  6. 86 Guyana 5.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Costa Rica was 5.9% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education
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 55-59 with no education