Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 68,002 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 68,002 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nicaragua peaked at 69,946 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 38,293 number, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,293 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,126 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 40,034 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 41,012 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 42,051 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 43,133 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 44,486 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 46,111 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 47,889 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 49,683 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 51,357 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 53,139 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 54,835 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 56,441 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 57,960 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 59,376 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 60,839 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 62,437 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 64,065 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 65,607 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 66,944 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 68,024 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 68,665 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 68,994 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69,138 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 69,208 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 69,301 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 69,521 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69,773 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 69,946 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 69,944 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 69,665 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 69,103 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 68,389 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 67,657 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 67,021 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 66,308 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 66,029 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 65,929 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 65,966 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 66,077 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 66,163 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66,422 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 66,787 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 67,189 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 67,543 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67,740 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67,889 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67,984 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68,021 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 68,002 number | -0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 68,002 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 68,002 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,182 number | 38,293 number | 49,683 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,606 number | 51,357 number | 65,607 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,951 number | 66,944 number | 69,946 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,601 number | 65,929 number | 69,944 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,182 number | 66,077 number | 68,021 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,002 number | 68,002 number | 68,002 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 96 Belgium 68,793 number compare
- 97 Turkmenistan 68,652 number compare
- 98 Libya 68,226 number compare
- 100 Palestine, State of 67,509 number compare
- 101 Cuba 64,782 number compare
- 102 Mauritania 63,001 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nicaragua?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nicaragua was 68,002 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 69,946 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,293 number in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.