Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 3.9 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 3.9 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Nicaragua peaked at 3.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.41, in 1960.
That places Nicaragua 99th 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.41 | — |
| 1965 | 1.43 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.46 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.51 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.57 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.68 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 2.29 | +36.3% |
| 1995 | 2.7 | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 3.2 | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 3.59 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 3.9 | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.5 | 2.29 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.59 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 96 Kazakhstan 3.95 compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 3.92 compare
- 97 Türkiye 3.92 compare
- 100 Republic of Moldova 3.89 compare
- 101 Austria 3.81 compare
- 102 Syrian Arab Republic 3.77 compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Nicaragua was 3.9 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.