Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education was 25.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
25.2%
World rank
46th
of 144 countries
All-time high
65.5%
in 1960
All-time low
25.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 65.51965: 65.41970: 65.51975: 62.21980: 62.21985: 62.21990: 55.11995: 49.92000: 41.82005: 30.82010: 25.2

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 25.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Nicaragua peaked at 65.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2010.

That places Nicaragua 46th 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 45-49 with no education in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 65.5%
1965 65.4% -0.2%
1970 65.5% +0.1%
1975 62.2% -5.0%
1980 62.2% +0.0%
1985 62.2% +0.0%
1990 55.1% -11.4%
1995 49.9% -9.5%
2000 41.8% -16.2%
2005 30.8% -26.3%
2010 25.2% -18.2%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 25.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.2%, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 25.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 65.5% 65.4% 65.5% 2
1970s 63.8% 62.2% 65.5% 2
1980s 62.2% 62.2% 62.2% 2
1990s 52.5% 49.9% 55.1% 2
2000s 36.3% 30.8% 41.8% 2
2010s 25.2% 25.2% 25.2% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 43 Libya 30.3% compare
  2. 44 Zambia 29.1% compare
  3. 45 Saudi Arabia 27.9% compare
  4. 47 Botswana 24.2% compare
  5. 48 Congo 23.4% compare
  6. 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Nicaragua was 25.2% 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 45-49 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2010.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education?
Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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 45-49 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 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 45-49 with no education