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

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education was 23.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
23.5%
World rank
48th
of 144 countries
All-time high
64.0%
in 1960
All-time low
23.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 641965: 63.61970: 63.31975: 63.11980: 62.81985: 61.31990: 50.31995: 43.12000: 34.62005: 282010: 23.5

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Nicaragua is 23.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Nicaragua peaked at 64.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2010.

That places Nicaragua 48th 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+ with no education in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 64.0%
1965 63.6% -0.6%
1970 63.3% -0.5%
1975 63.1% -0.4%
1980 62.8% -0.4%
1985 61.3% -2.4%
1990 50.3% -18.0%
1995 43.1% -14.2%
2000 34.6% -19.8%
2005 28.0% -19.1%
2010 23.5% -16.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.8% 63.6% 64.0% 2
1970s 63.2% 63.1% 63.3% 2
1980s 62.1% 61.3% 62.8% 2
1990s 46.7% 43.1% 50.3% 2
2000s 31.3% 28.0% 34.6% 2
2010s 23.5% 23.5% 23.5% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 45 Zambia 25.2% compare
  2. 46 Kenya 25.1% compare
  3. 47 Cameroon 24.6% compare
  4. 49 Brunei Darussalam 22.7% compare
  5. 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.5% compare
  6. 51 Singapore 19.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Nicaragua was 23.5% 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+ with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2010.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education?
Nicaragua ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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