Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 64,663 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nicaragua stood at 64,663 number.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 67,031 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 37,151 number, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 97th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37,151 number | — |
| 1971 | 37,946 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 38,804 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 39,728 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 40,720 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 41,764 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 43,054 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 44,627 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 46,368 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 48,143 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 49,829 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 51,552 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 53,209 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 54,795 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 56,313 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 57,754 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 59,133 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 60,614 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 62,101 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 63,486 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 64,667 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 65,655 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 66,196 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 66,421 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66,472 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 66,469 number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 66,502 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 66,673 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 66,887 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 67,031 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 67,010 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 66,728 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66,106 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 65,295 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 64,456 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 63,722 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 63,059 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 62,818 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62,760 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 62,822 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 62,910 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 62,966 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 63,170 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63,470 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63,816 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64,135 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64,332 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 64,487 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 64,597 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64,654 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64,663 number | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 64,663 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 64,663 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41,830 number | 37,151 number | 48,143 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,879 number | 49,829 number | 63,486 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,297 number | 64,667 number | 67,031 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,478 number | 62,760 number | 67,010 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,854 number | 62,910 number | 64,654 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,663 number | 64,663 number | 64,663 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nicaragua?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Nicaragua was 64,663 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 67,031 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,151 number in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.