Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education was 28.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
28.3%
World rank
41st
of 144 countries
All-time high
63.2%
in 1960
All-time low
28.3%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 63.21965: 59.81970: 57.41975: 561980: 56.51985: 521990: 50.51995: 45.92000: 39.72005: 33.22010: 28.3

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua stood at 28.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua peaked at 63.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2010.

Nicaragua ranks 41st 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 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 63.2%
1965 59.8% -5.5%
1970 57.4% -3.9%
1975 56.0% -2.5%
1980 56.5% +1.1%
1985 52.0% -8.0%
1990 50.5% -2.9%
1995 45.9% -9.3%
2000 39.7% -13.4%
2005 33.2% -16.5%
2010 28.3% -14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61.5% 59.8% 63.2% 2
1970s 56.7% 56.0% 57.4% 2
1980s 54.3% 52.0% 56.5% 2
1990s 48.2% 45.9% 50.5% 2
2000s 36.4% 33.2% 39.7% 2
2010s 28.3% 28.3% 28.3% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 38 Congo 30.9% compare
  2. 39 Saudi Arabia 30.5% compare
  3. 40 Kenya 28.8% compare
  4. 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.2% compare
  5. 43 Uganda 26.9% compare
  6. 44 Botswana 26.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Nicaragua was 28.3% 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 50-54 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2010.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education?
Nicaragua ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 50-54 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education
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 50-54 with no education