Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 6 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 6 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Nicaragua peaked at 6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.96, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 105th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 total schooling, age 25+, total in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.96 | — |
| 1965 | 2.3 | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 2.65 | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 2.88 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 3.21 | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 3.63 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 4.09 | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 4.56 | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 5.08 | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 5.46 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 6 | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 | 1.96 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.76 | 2.65 | 2.88 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.42 | 3.21 | 3.63 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.32 | 4.09 | 4.56 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.27 | 5.08 | 5.46 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,559 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9744 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0627 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 452,521 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8482 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0663 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Nicaragua was 6 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.