Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total was 433 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Costa Rica is 433, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Costa Rica peaked at 446 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 115, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 97th 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 115 | — |
| 1965 | 147 | +27.8% |
| 1970 | 199 | +35.4% |
| 1975 | 241 | +21.1% |
| 1980 | 288 | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 296 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 284 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 333 | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 398 | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 446 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 433 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131 | 115 | 147 | 2 |
| 1970s | 220 | 199 | 241 | 2 |
| 1980s | 292 | 288 | 296 | 2 |
| 1990s | 308.5 | 284 | 333 | 2 |
| 2000s | 422 | 398 | 446 | 2 |
| 2010s | 433 | 433 | 433 | 1 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Costa Rica was 433 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 446 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 115 in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, total is the total population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.