Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 55.6% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua, 1999–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 55.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2008.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua peaked at 58.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1999.
That places Nicaragua 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.7% | — |
| 2000 | 43.6% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 42.8% | 58.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 35 Bangladesh 63.4% compare
- 36 Sudan 61.3%
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 60.0% compare
- 39 Barbados 50.3%
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.1% compare
- 41 Grenada 46.9% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (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 55.6% in 2008, 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 58.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2008.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the upper secondary level.