Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 33.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
33.0%
World rank
36th
of 144 countries
All-time high
41.0%
in 1990
All-time low
27.3%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 34.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 31 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 29.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 30.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 27.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 33.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 41 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 33.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 34.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 34.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 33 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Nicaragua is 33.0%, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Nicaragua peaked at 41.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1980.

That places Nicaragua 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 34.1%
1965 31.0% -9.1%
1970 29.3% -5.5%
1975 30.5% +4.1%
1980 27.3% -10.5%
1985 33.4% +22.4%
1990 41.0% +22.5%
1995 33.5% -18.3%
2000 34.4% +2.7%
2005 34.3% -0.3%
2010 33.0% -3.9%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 33.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 33.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.9%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.6% 31.0% 34.1% 2
1970s 29.9% 29.3% 30.5% 2
1980s 30.4% 27.3% 33.4% 2
1990s 37.2% 33.5% 41.0% 2
2000s 34.3% 34.3% 34.4% 2
2010s 33.0% 33.0% 33.0% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 33 Costa Rica 33.7% compare
  2. 34 Honduras 33.3% compare
  3. 35 Germany 33.1% compare
  4. 37 Brazil 31.5% compare
  5. 38 Indonesia 31.2% compare
  6. 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Nicaragua was 33.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1980.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
Nicaragua ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)