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 35.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
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 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua stood at 35.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua peaked at 36.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1985.
That places Nicaragua 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.9% | — |
| 1965 | 33.9% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 33.8% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 32.2% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 28.7% | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -3.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 35.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 35.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.6%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.4% | 33.9% | 34.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.0% | 32.2% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 26.2% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 31.6% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 36.6% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.3% compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 37.0% compare
- 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 36.6% compare
- 34 Mauritania 35.5% compare
- 35 Central African Republic 33.6% compare
- 36 Thailand 33.3% 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 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Nicaragua was 35.8% 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 36.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1985.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary?
- Nicaragua ranks 33rd 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 down 2.4%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)