Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education was 30.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
30.8%
World rank
46th
of 144 countries
All-time high
65.5%
in 1960
All-time low
30.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 65.51965: 65.51970: 65.51975: 65.51980: 62.21985: 62.21990: 56.91995: 52.72000: 46.32005: 35.42010: 30.8

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 30.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua peaked at 65.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2010.

Nicaragua ranks 46th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 65.5%
1965 65.5% +0.0%
1970 65.5% -0.0%
1975 65.5% +0.0%
1980 62.2% -5.0%
1985 62.2% +0.0%
1990 56.9% -8.5%
1995 52.7% -7.4%
2000 46.3% -12.1%
2005 35.4% -23.6%
2010 30.8% -12.9%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 30.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.1%, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 30.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 5.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 65.5% 65.5% 65.5% 2
1970s 65.5% 65.5% 65.5% 2
1980s 62.2% 62.2% 62.2% 2
1990s 54.8% 52.7% 56.9% 2
2000s 40.9% 35.4% 46.3% 2
2010s 30.8% 30.8% 30.8% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 43 Uganda 39.2% compare
  2. 44 Tanzania, United Republic of 38.2% compare
  3. 45 Kenya 36.8% compare
  4. 47 Zambia 29.1% compare
  5. 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.1% compare
  6. 49 Cameroon 24.6% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua was 30.8% 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 50-54 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 50-54 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education?
Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 50-54 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 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 50-54 with no education