Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 37.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
37.1%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
38.2%
in 2005
All-time low
30.3%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 33.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 33.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 33.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 32.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 31 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 30.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 33.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 35.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 36.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 38.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 37.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Nicaragua stood at 37.1%.

The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Nicaragua peaked at 38.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1985.

Nicaragua ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+ with primary in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 33.4%
1965 33.5% +0.2%
1970 33.3% -0.5%
1975 32.4% -2.8%
1980 31.0% -4.3%
1985 30.3% -2.5%
1990 33.4% +10.2%
1995 35.1% +5.1%
2000 36.8% +5.0%
2005 38.2% +3.7%
2010 37.1% -2.8%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 37.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.4%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 37.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.5% 33.4% 33.5% 2
1970s 32.9% 32.4% 33.3% 2
1980s 30.6% 30.3% 31.0% 2
1990s 34.2% 33.4% 35.1% 2
2000s 37.5% 36.8% 38.2% 2
2010s 37.1% 37.1% 37.1% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 27 Zimbabwe 39.7% compare
  2. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 38.9% compare
  3. 29 Trinidad and Tobago 38.4% compare
  4. 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.7% compare
  5. 32 Greece 36.7% compare
  6. 33 Algeria 36.6% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Nicaragua was 37.1% 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 primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1985.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Nicaragua ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 25+ 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 25+ 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)