Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 18.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
18.8%
World rank
98th
of 144 countries
All-time high
20.7%
in 2005
All-time low
6.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

51015201960198520101960: 6.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 6.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 6.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 7.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 7.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 8.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 10.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 12.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 17.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 20.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 18.8 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 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica stood at 18.8%.

That represents a change of up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 20.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, 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 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 6.3%
1965 6.3% +0.6%
1970 6.3% +0.0%
1975 7.3% +15.9%
1980 7.6% +4.1%
1985 8.1% +6.2%
1990 10.5% +30.0%
1995 12.3% +17.6%
2000 17.3% +40.5%
2005 20.7% +19.6%
2010 18.8% -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 2
1970s 6.8% 6.3% 7.3% 2
1980s 7.8% 7.6% 8.1% 2
1990s 11.4% 10.5% 12.3% 2
2000s 19.0% 17.3% 20.7% 2
2010s 18.8% 18.8% 18.8% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 95 Tunisia 19.3% compare
  2. 96 Uganda 19.2% compare
  3. 97 Eswatini 19.0% compare
  4. 99 Zimbabwe 18.8% compare
  5. 100 Paraguay 17.9% compare
  6. 101 Cameroon 17.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Costa Rica was 18.8% 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 secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 55-59 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 55-59 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)