Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary was 3.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
3.6%
World rank
88th
of 144 countries
All-time high
3.6%
in 2010
All-time low
1.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

11.522.533.51960198520101960: 1.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 1.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 2.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 2.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 2.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 3.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 2.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 2.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 2.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 3.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 3.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 72.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Nicaragua peaked at 3.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1960.

Nicaragua ranks 88th 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 70-74 with tertiary in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 1.2%
1965 1.7% +47.0%
1970 2.5% +45.3%
1975 2.7% +9.2%
1980 2.7% +0.0%
1985 3.1% +12.1%
1990 2.3% -23.9%
1995 2.5% +9.0%
2000 2.1% -16.5%
2005 2.9% +34.4%
2010 3.6% +28.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.4% 1.2% 1.7% 2
1970s 2.6% 2.5% 2.7% 2
1980s 2.9% 2.7% 3.1% 2
1990s 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 2
2000s 2.5% 2.1% 2.9% 2
2010s 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 85 Malaysia 4.0% compare
  2. 86 Honduras 4.0% compare
  3. 87 Dominican Republic 3.9% compare
  4. 89 Botswana 3.6% compare
  5. 90 Bangladesh 3.4% compare
  6. 91 Pakistan 3.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Nicaragua was 3.6% 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 tertiary recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1960.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary?
Nicaragua ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)