Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 68.1% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua, 1999–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua is 68.1%, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua peaked at 68.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 62nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.0% | — |
| 2000 | 49.1% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 49.1% | 68.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 59 Sudan 70.7%
- 60 Tuvalu 70.0%
- 61 Saint Lucia 69.2%
- 63 Burkina Faso 66.2%
- 64 Mauritania 65.7%
- 65 Belize 64.2% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 68.1% 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 68.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Nicaragua ranks 62nd out of 80 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 23.9%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release