Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 17.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 17.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nicaragua peaked at 54.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2010.
Nicaragua ranks 45th 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 population age 15+ with no education in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.3% | — |
| 1965 | 50.6% | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 48.1% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 43.4% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 35.8% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.5% | 50.6% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 45.7% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 40.0% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 32.1% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.2% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 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+ with no education in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Nicaragua was 17.2% 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+ with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Nicaragua ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education