Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education was 6.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 6.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Nicaragua peaked at 41.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2010.
Nicaragua ranks 35th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.1% | — |
| 1965 | 35.3% | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 36.9% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 35.8% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 36.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 32.1% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 26.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -44.3% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.2% | 35.3% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 35.8% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 32.1% | 36.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 26.8% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.2% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 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 population age 15-19 with no education in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Nicaragua was 6.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education?
- Nicaragua ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. 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 population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education