Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 55.0% in 2008. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nicaragua, 1999–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nicaragua is 55.0%, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nicaragua peaked at 61.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2008.
That places Nicaragua 75th out of 131 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.0% | — |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -2.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 55.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 55.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.1%, 90% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 55.0% | 61.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 72 Panama 55.4% compare
- 73 Liechtenstein 55.4%
- 74 Ecuador 55.2% compare
- 76 Maldives 55.0% compare
- 77 Luxembourg 54.7%
- 78 Norway 54.5% compare
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 upper secondary education who are female in Nicaragua?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Nicaragua was 55.0% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2008.
- How does Nicaragua rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Nicaragua ranks 75th out of 131 countries with data for 2008.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.