Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 62.5% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua, 1999–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2008, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua stood at 62.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua peaked at 62.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2001.
That places Nicaragua 68th out of 82 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 | 47.8% | — |
| 2000 | 46.7% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 58.7% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 46.7% | 62.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 65 Burkina Faso 65.3%
- 66 Belize 64.4% compare
- 67 Tuvalu 62.9%
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 60.7% compare
- 70 Rwanda 58.5%
- 71 Bangladesh 55.2% 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 62.5% 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 62.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nicaragua ranks 68th out of 82 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 30.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release