Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 10.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 10.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Nicaragua peaked at 10.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 78th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1965 | 3.5% | +66.2% |
| 1970 | 5.3% | +51.9% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 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 tertiary schooling. in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Nicaragua was 10.6% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Nicaragua ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)