School age population, early childhood educational development in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, early childhood educational development was 198,847 in 2025. ▬ Flat
School age population, early childhood educational development in Nicaragua, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Nicaragua stood at 198,847. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Nicaragua peaked at 207,002 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 198,847, in 2025.
Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201,359 | 198,862 | 204,234 | 6 |
| 2010s | 205,933 | 204,030 | 207,002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,664 | 198,847 | 202,923 | 6 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.54 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Nicaragua?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Nicaragua was 198,847 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 207,002 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,847 in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release