Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 14.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 14.4% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nicaragua peaked at 14.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 69th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.8% | — |
| 1965 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 14.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.7%, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 14.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.0%, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 13.3% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 66 El Salvador 15.3% compare
- 67 Malawi 15.1% compare
- 68 Senegal 14.5% compare
- 70 Belize 14.2% compare
- 71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.0% compare
- 72 Mozambique 13.4% compare
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+ with primary in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Nicaragua was 14.4% 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+ with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Nicaragua ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary