School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 785,478 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua stood at 785,478.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua peaked at 922,118 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 782,592, in 2006.
That places Nicaragua 86th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 922,118 | — |
| 2005 | 915,229 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 782,592 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 783,971 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 787,654 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 793,243 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 798,753 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 803,590 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 806,343 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 808,899 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 810,284 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 810,930 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 810,703 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 809,481 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 807,723 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 805,006 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 801,952 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 799,088 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 795,469 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 791,765 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 788,292 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 785,478 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 830,801 | 782,592 | 922,118 | 6 |
| 2010s | 807,171 | 798,753 | 810,930 | 10 |
| 2020s | 793,674 | 785,478 | 801,952 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua was 785,478 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 922,118 in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 782,592 in 2006.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Nicaragua ranks 86th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release