Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education was 35.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
35.4%
World rank
50th
of 144 countries
All-time high
65.5%
in 1965
All-time low
35.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 64.71965: 65.51970: 65.51975: 65.51980: 65.51985: 62.21990: 58.51995: 552000: 49.92005: 41.32010: 35.4

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 35.4% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Nicaragua peaked at 65.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2010.

Nicaragua ranks 50th 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 55-59 with no education in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 64.7%
1965 65.5% +1.2%
1970 65.5% +0.0%
1975 65.5% -0.0%
1980 65.5% +0.0%
1985 62.2% -5.0%
1990 58.5% -5.9%
1995 55.0% -6.0%
2000 49.9% -9.3%
2005 41.3% -17.2%
2010 35.4% -14.3%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 35.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.8%, 59% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 35.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.6%, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 65.1% 64.7% 65.5% 2
1970s 65.5% 65.5% 65.5% 2
1980s 63.8% 62.2% 65.5% 2
1990s 56.8% 55.0% 58.5% 2
2000s 45.6% 41.3% 49.9% 2
2010s 35.4% 35.4% 35.4% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 47 Congo 41.9% compare
  2. 48 Cameroon 41.0% compare
  3. 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 39.8% compare
  4. 51 Botswana 34.3% compare
  5. 52 Kuwait 31.4% compare
  6. 53 Namibia 31.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Nicaragua was 35.4% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2010.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education?
Nicaragua ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 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 55-59 with no education