Repeaters, primary, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Repeaters, primary, total was 7.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Nicaragua, 1970–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.9% for repeaters, primary, total in 2010.
That represents a change of down 28.1% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Nicaragua peaked at 17.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1999.
Nicaragua ranks 41st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.8% | — |
| 1971 | 11.1% | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 13.2% | +18.9% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 13.7% | +23.6% |
| 1977 | 13.3% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 12.3% | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | +37.8% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | -51.0% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +77.2% |
| 1986 | 13.7% | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 14.6% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -68.3% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 8.7% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 4.7% | 17.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.1% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
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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 repeaters, primary, total in Nicaragua?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Nicaragua was 7.9% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2010.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.