Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 42.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua stood at 42.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua peaked at 42.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 41st 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.6% | — |
| 1965 | 31.4% | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 30.1% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 33.0% | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 42.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 42.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.0%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.0% | 31.4% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 31.6% | 30.1% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 33.0% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 33.9% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 39.4% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua was 42.1% 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 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Nicaragua ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)