Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 13.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
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 45-49 with primary in Nicaragua is 13.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Nicaragua peaked at 13.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1965.
Nicaragua ranks 59th 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 45-49 with primary in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.9% | — |
| 1965 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 13.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 13.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.2% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 45-49 with primary in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Nicaragua was 13.3% 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 primary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1965.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary