Share of primary school teachers who are women in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 77.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 77.9% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Nicaragua peaked at 88.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 2006.
That places Nicaragua 101st out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.9% | 79.1% | 83.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 74.7% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 83.0% | 86.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 73.5% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 77.6% | 77.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 29,707 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Nicaragua?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Nicaragua was 77.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2006.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.