Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary was 12.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Nicaragua, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 12.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Nicaragua peaked at 12.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 110th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1965 | 5.0% | +33.1% |
| 1970 | 6.2% | +25.3% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 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 secondary in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Nicaragua was 12.1% 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 secondary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary?
- Nicaragua ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)