Over-age students, primary, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Over-age students, primary, female was 19.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Nicaragua, 1971–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2010, over-age students, primary, female in Nicaragua stood at 19.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Nicaragua peaked at 22.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2001.
That places Nicaragua 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.3% | — |
| 1973 | 19.9% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 22.6% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 16.6% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +82.1% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 16.3% | 22.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 13.6% | 16.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.1% | 20.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Nicaragua?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Nicaragua was 19.3% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.