Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 63.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 63.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua peaked at 82.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 120th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.9% | — |
| 1999 | 82.4% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.1% | 75.9% | 82.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 75.8% | 82.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 63.4% | 72.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.43 % change on previous year (1992)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,138 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,569 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,644 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.74 % change on previous year (1992)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 80,313 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.16 % change on previous year (1992)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua was 63.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nicaragua ranks 120th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release