Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 62.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Nicaragua, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Nicaragua stood at 62.5%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Nicaragua peaked at 62.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1973.
Nicaragua ranks 87th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 36.1% | — |
| 1974 | 37.3% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 56.4% | +51.1% |
| 1985 | 56.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 59.3% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 57.8% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 61.6% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 60.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +3.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 62.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.9%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 62.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.8%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +51.1% | 37.3% | 56.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.7% | 36.1% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 56.0% | 61.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 52.9% | 61.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 60.4% | 62.5% | 2 |
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 percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Nicaragua?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Nicaragua was 62.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1973.
- How does Nicaragua rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Nicaragua ranks 87th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release