Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary was 14.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
14.5%
World rank
56th
of 144 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2010
All-time low
7.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 7.81965: 8.81970: 9.21975: 9.41980: 9.41985: 8.81990: 10.61995: 11.72000: 12.12005: 14.32010: 14.5

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Nicaragua stood at 14.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Nicaragua peaked at 14.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1960.

Nicaragua ranks 56th 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 35-39 with primary in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.8%
1965 8.8% +12.8%
1970 9.2% +4.0%
1975 9.4% +2.8%
1980 9.4% +0.1%
1985 8.8% -6.4%
1990 10.6% +20.1%
1995 11.7% +10.5%
2000 12.1% +3.6%
2005 14.3% +18.3%
2010 14.5% +1.3%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 14.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 14.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.7%, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.3% 7.8% 8.8% 2
1970s 9.3% 9.2% 9.4% 2
1980s 9.1% 8.8% 9.4% 2
1990s 11.1% 10.6% 11.7% 2
2000s 13.2% 12.1% 14.3% 2
2010s 14.5% 14.5% 14.5% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 53 Brunei Darussalam 14.9% compare
  2. 54 Saudi Arabia 14.8% compare
  3. 55 Sierra Leone 14.5% compare
  4. 57 Eswatini 14.3% compare
  5. 58 Guyana 14.2% compare
  6. 59 Viet Nam 14.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Nicaragua was 14.5% 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 35-39 with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1960.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary?
Nicaragua ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 35-39 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 35-39 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary