Population, ages 12-17, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population, ages 12-17, total was 776,884 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-17, total in Nicaragua, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-17, total in Nicaragua stood at 776,884.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, total in Nicaragua peaked at 815,840 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 618,583, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 692,719 | 618,583 | 751,715 | 10 |
| 2000s | 794,202 | 761,034 | 815,840 | 10 |
| 2010s | 796,158 | 776,884 | 813,964 | 6 |
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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, ages 12-17, total in Nicaragua?
- Population, ages 12-17, total in Nicaragua was 776,884 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 815,840 in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 618,583 in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population, ages 12-17, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-17, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-17, total is the total population age 12-17.