Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female was 1,711 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Costa Rica stood at 1,711. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Costa Rica peaked at 1,711 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 361, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 104th 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+, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 361 | — |
| 1965 | 415 | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 496 | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 594 | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 720 | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 849 | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 970 | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 1,122 | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 1,325 | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 1,531 | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 1,711 | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 388 | 361 | 415 | 2 |
| 1970s | 545 | 496 | 594 | 2 |
| 1980s | 784.5 | 720 | 849 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,046 | 970 | 1,122 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,428 | 1,325 | 1,531 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,711 | 1,711 | 1,711 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Costa Rica was 1,711 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+, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,711 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 361 in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, female is the female population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.