School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 65,929 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
65,929
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
101st
of 222 countries
All-time high
66,284
in 2004
All-time low
31,383
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 65,929 for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 66,284 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 31,383, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 101st of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,383 | — |
| 1971 | 32,370 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 33,373 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 34,258 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 35,113 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 36,118 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 37,121 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 38,198 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 39,326 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 40,532 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 41,850 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 43,244 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 44,657 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 46,082 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 47,612 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 49,122 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 50,802 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 52,312 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 53,753 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 55,257 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 56,738 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 57,992 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 59,506 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 60,755 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 61,843 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 63,003 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 63,855 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 64,385 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 64,858 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 65,271 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 65,635 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 66,085 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 66,128 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 66,169 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 66,284 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 65,937 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 65,308 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 64,875 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 64,938 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64,375 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 64,012 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 63,873 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 63,834 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 63,094 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 62,483 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 62,814 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63,438 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 64,451 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 64,658 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65,058 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 65,361 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 65,660 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65,992 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 65,987 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 66,085 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 65,929 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,779 | 31,383 | 40,532 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,469 | 41,850 | 55,257 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,821 | 56,738 | 65,271 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,573 | 64,375 | 66,284 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,772 | 62,483 | 65,058 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,836 | 65,361 | 66,085 | 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, last grade of primary education, female in Nicaragua?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nicaragua was 65,929 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 66,284 in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,383 in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release