Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 55.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
55.7%
World rank
52nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
61.8%
in 1960
All-time low
55.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nicaragua, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 61.81965: 61.61970: 61.21975: 60.71980: 60.11985: 59.81990: 58.61995: 58.32000: 58.42005: 58.92010: 55.7

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nicaragua stood at 55.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nicaragua peaked at 61.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2010.

Nicaragua ranks 52nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 61.8%
1965 61.6% -0.3%
1970 61.2% -0.6%
1975 60.7% -0.9%
1980 60.1% -1.0%
1985 59.8% -0.5%
1990 58.6% -2.0%
1995 58.3% -0.4%
2000 58.4% +0.1%
2005 58.9% +1.0%
2010 55.7% -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61.7% 61.6% 61.8% 2
1970s 60.9% 60.7% 61.2% 2
1980s 59.9% 59.8% 60.1% 2
1990s 58.5% 58.3% 58.6% 2
2000s 58.6% 58.4% 58.9% 2
2010s 55.7% 55.7% 55.7% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 49 Zambia 56.6% compare
  2. 50 Iran 56.3% compare
  3. 51 Honduras 55.8% compare
  4. 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 54.4% compare
  5. 54 Namibia 53.5% compare
  6. 55 Brunei Darussalam 52.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nicaragua?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nicaragua was 55.7% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2010.
How does Nicaragua rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Nicaragua ranks 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education
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 75+ with no education