Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary was 14.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
14.8%
World rank
53rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
14.8%
in 2010
All-time low
8.5%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 8.81965: 91970: 9.41975: 9.41980: 8.81985: 8.51990: 11.11995: 11.32000: 13.72005: 14.52010: 14.8

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 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua is 14.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua peaked at 14.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1985.

Nicaragua ranks 53rd 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 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 8.8%
1965 9.0% +2.0%
1970 9.4% +4.8%
1975 9.4% +0.1%
1980 8.8% -6.4%
1985 8.5% -4.0%
1990 11.1% +31.3%
1995 11.3% +1.3%
2000 13.7% +21.7%
2005 14.5% +5.8%
2010 14.8% +1.8%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 14.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.5%, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 14.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.8%, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.9% 8.8% 9.0% 2
1970s 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 2
1980s 8.6% 8.5% 8.8% 2
1990s 11.2% 11.1% 11.3% 2
2000s 14.1% 13.7% 14.5% 2
2010s 14.8% 14.8% 14.8% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 50 India 14.9% compare
  2. 51 Belize 14.8% compare
  3. 52 Guatemala 14.8% compare
  4. 54 Iceland 14.7% compare
  5. 55 Trinidad and Tobago 14.6% compare
  6. 56 Guyana 14.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua was 14.8% 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 30-34 with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1985.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary?
Nicaragua ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary