Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 55.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nicaragua is 55.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nicaragua peaked at 55.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 100th 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.4% | — |
| 1965 | 8.3% | +55.1% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 13.7% | +55.6% |
| 1980 | 22.8% | +66.3% |
| 1985 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 27.3% | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +48.1% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +8.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 55.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.7%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 55.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 5.4% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 8.8% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 22.8% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 27.3% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 41.9% | 51.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Nicaragua was 55.8% 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 secondary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)