Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total was 0.18 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Nicaragua stood at 0.18.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 24th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.04 | — |
| 1965 | 0.07 | +75.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2 | +185.7% |
| 1975 | 0.16 | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 0.14 | -26.3% |
| 1990 | 0.11 | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 0.09 | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2 | +122.2% |
| 2005 | 0.17 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.055 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.165 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.185 | 0.17 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Nicaragua was 0.18 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.