Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary was 13.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 13.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Nicaragua peaked at 15.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 58th 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 25-29 with tertiary in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5% | — |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +45.0% |
| 1970 | 6.7% | +206.8% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | +31.1% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | +29.3% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 11.4% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 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 25-29 with tertiary in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Nicaragua was 13.4% 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 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
- Nicaragua ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary