Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary was 4.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
4.7%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2000
All-time low
1.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 1.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 3.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 5.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 4.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 4.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 3.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 2.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 2.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 5.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 4.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 4.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Nicaragua stood at 4.7%.

The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Nicaragua peaked at 5.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1960.

That places Nicaragua 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 1.9%
1965 3.1% +69.4%
1970 5.1% +61.9%
1975 4.2% -18.4%
1980 4.9% +18.0%
1985 3.5% -29.5%
1990 2.7% -21.1%
1995 2.3% -16.1%
2000 5.2% +128.4%
2005 4.2% -18.7%
2010 4.7% +9.4%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 4.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 6.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 4.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 12.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.5% 1.9% 3.1% 2
1970s 4.6% 4.2% 5.1% 2
1980s 4.2% 3.5% 4.9% 2
1990s 2.5% 2.3% 2.7% 2
2000s 4.7% 4.2% 5.2% 2
2010s 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.4% compare
  2. 28 Panama 5.3% compare
  3. 29 Gabon 5.0% compare
  4. 31 Argentina 4.4% compare
  5. 32 Morocco 4.3% compare
  6. 33 Mexico 4.0% compare
  7. 33 Trinidad and Tobago 4.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Nicaragua was 4.7% 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 tertiary recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1960.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
Nicaragua ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)