Population, age 5, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population, age 5, total was 136,969 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 5, total in Nicaragua, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 136,969 for population, age 5, total in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Nicaragua peaked at 147,303 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 131,565, in 2009.
That places Nicaragua 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139,793 | 135,114 | 146,896 | 10 |
| 2000s | 138,542 | 131,565 | 147,303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,781 | 131,605 | 136,969 | 5 |
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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 population, age 5, total in Nicaragua?
- Population, age 5, total in Nicaragua was 136,969 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 147,303 in 2000.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,565 in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population, age 5, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.