Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level was 57.2% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Nicaragua, 2000–2008
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Nicaragua is 57.2%, measured in 2008.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Nicaragua peaked at 59.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2004.
That places Nicaragua 78th out of 89 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.7% | — |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | -3.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 57.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 61% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 57.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.9%, 70% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64.3% compare
- 76 Tuvalu 60.3%
- 77 Pakistan 58.6%
- 79 Bangladesh 54.7% compare
- 80 Barbados 53.6%
- 81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.3% 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Nicaragua was 57.2% in 2008, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2004.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by?
- Nicaragua ranks 78th out of 89 countries with data for 2008.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level and sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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