Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education was 12.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
12.5%
World rank
42nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
62.2%
in 1960
All-time low
12.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 62.21965: 62.21970: 62.21975: 62.21980: 62.21985: 56.41990: 38.91995: 29.12000: 18.42005: 16.92010: 12.5

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Nicaragua stood at 12.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Nicaragua peaked at 62.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2010.

That places Nicaragua 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 62.2%
1965 62.2% +0.0%
1970 62.2% +0.0%
1975 62.2% +0.0%
1980 62.2% +0.0%
1985 56.4% -9.4%
1990 38.9% -31.1%
1995 29.1% -25.1%
2000 18.4% -36.8%
2005 16.9% -8.4%
2010 12.5% -25.9%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 12.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 12.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.7%, 7.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62.2% 62.2% 62.2% 2
1970s 62.2% 62.2% 62.2% 2
1980s 59.3% 56.4% 62.2% 2
1990s 34.0% 29.1% 38.9% 2
2000s 17.6% 16.9% 18.4% 2
2010s 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 39 Viet Nam 13.1% compare
  2. 40 Eswatini 12.7% compare
  3. 41 Syrian Arab Republic 12.5% compare
  4. 43 Algeria 11.4% compare
  5. 44 Cameroon 11.2% compare
  6. 45 Namibia 10.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Nicaragua was 12.5% 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 25-29 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2010.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education?
Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 25-29 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education
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 25-29 with no education