Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education was 5.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
5.9%
World rank
85th
of 144 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 1960
All-time low
5.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

510152025301960198520101960: 27.51965: 24.51970: 24.51975: 23.11980: 23.11985: 19.61990: 18.41995: 17.82000: 15.12005: 7.52010: 5.9

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Costa Rica stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 60.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Costa Rica peaked at 27.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 85th 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 60-64 with no education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 27.5%
1965 24.5% -10.9%
1970 24.5% +0.0%
1975 23.1% -5.7%
1980 23.1% +0.1%
1985 19.6% -15.3%
1990 18.4% -6.2%
1995 17.8% -2.9%
2000 15.1% -15.5%
2005 7.5% -50.3%
2010 5.9% -21.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.0% 24.5% 27.5% 2
1970s 23.8% 23.1% 24.5% 2
1980s 21.4% 19.6% 23.1% 2
1990s 18.1% 17.8% 18.4% 2
2000s 11.3% 7.5% 15.1% 2
2010s 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 82 Macau, China 6.6% compare
  2. 83 Paraguay 6.5% compare
  3. 84 Sri Lanka 6.1% compare
  4. 86 El Salvador 5.7% compare
  5. 87 Guyana 5.6% compare
  6. 88 Hong Kong, China 5.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with no education?
Costa Rica ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with no education