Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. was 9.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
9.6%
World rank
78th
of 144 countries
All-time high
9.6%
in 2010
All-time low
7.0%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

02468101960198520101960: 8.71965: 8.31970: 7.71975: 7.61980: 71985: 7.61990: 7.61995: 7.72000: 7.92005: 8.92010: 9.6

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 9.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua peaked at 9.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1980.

That places Nicaragua 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 70-74 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 8.7%
1965 8.3% -4.0%
1970 7.7% -8.0%
1975 7.6% -0.9%
1980 7.0% -8.3%
1985 7.6% +9.5%
1990 7.6% -0.4%
1995 7.7% +1.3%
2000 7.9% +2.3%
2005 8.9% +12.9%
2010 9.6% +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.5% 8.3% 8.7% 2
1970s 7.6% 7.6% 7.7% 2
1980s 7.3% 7.0% 7.6% 2
1990s 7.7% 7.6% 7.7% 2
2000s 8.4% 7.9% 8.9% 2
2010s 9.6% 9.6% 9.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Nicaragua was 9.6% 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 70-74 with primary schooling. recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1980.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling.?
Nicaragua ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary