Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 3,880 in 2010. β² Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nicaragua, 1960β2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nicaragua stood at 3,880. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nicaragua peaked at 3,880 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 840, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 99th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 904.5 | 840 | 969 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,256 | 1,149 | 1,362 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,731 | 1,607 | 1,855 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2,294 | 2,113 | 2,474 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,112 | 2,875 | 3,350 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,880 | 3,880 | 3,880 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,028 compare
- 97 United Arab Emirates 3,998 compare
- 98 Kyrgyz Republic 3,961 compare
- 100 Croatia 3,876 compare
- 101 Singapore 3,872 compare
- 102 Norway 3,859 compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nicaragua?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nicaragua was 3,880 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3,880 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 840 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.