Over-age students, primary in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Over-age students, primary was 20.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Nicaragua, 1970–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Nicaragua is 20.6%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Nicaragua peaked at 21.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.9% | — |
| 1971 | 19.3% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 19.1% | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 20.0% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 20.1% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 21.9% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 19.8% | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 16.8% | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +80.3% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 15.3% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 11.4% | 21.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 22.6% compare
- 17 Lesotho 21.1% compare
- 18 Central African Republic 21.0% compare
- 20 Mauritania 20.3% compare
- 21 Malawi 19.3% compare
- 22 Gambia 19.0% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 230,226 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 233,434 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 263,618 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Nicaragua?
- Over-age students, primary in Nicaragua was 20.6% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for over-age students, primary?
- Nicaragua ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. 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 (% of 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.