Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total was 0.44 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Nicaragua is 0.44, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 67th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.05 | — |
| 1965 | 0.09 | +80.0% |
| 1970 | 0.14 | +55.6% |
| 1975 | 0.18 | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.25 | +38.9% |
| 1990 | 0.32 | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 0.41 | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5 | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.48 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.44 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.215 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.365 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Nicaragua was 0.44 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 40-44, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 40-44.