School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 378,463 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
378,463 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
101st
of 205 countries
All-time high
393,352 number
in 2006
All-time low
188,345 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nicaragua, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nicaragua stood at 378,463 number.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nicaragua peaked at 393,352 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 188,345 number, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 188,345 number | — |
| 1971 | 193,837 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 198,841 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 203,127 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 207,147 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 211,296 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 214,675 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 218,557 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 222,989 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 227,949 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 233,251 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 238,136 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 244,057 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 251,444 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 260,078 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 269,563 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 277,705 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 286,064 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 294,525 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 303,189 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 312,078 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 320,976 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 330,265 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 340,194 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 350,526 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 361,050 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 369,614 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 376,527 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 380,987 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 383,573 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 385,086 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 385,765 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 386,393 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 387,450 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 388,869 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 390,518 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 393,352 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 390,595 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 386,884 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 382,921 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 379,324 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 375,852 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 373,557 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 372,175 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 371,269 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 370,745 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 370,776 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 371,872 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 373,740 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 376,029 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 378,463 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 208,676 number | 188,345 number | 227,949 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 265,801 number | 233,251 number | 303,189 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 352,579 number | 312,078 number | 383,573 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 387,783 number | 382,921 number | 393,352 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 373,534 number | 370,745 number | 379,324 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 378,463 number | 378,463 number | 378,463 number | 1 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,559 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9744 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0627 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 452,521 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8482 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0663 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nicaragua?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nicaragua was 378,463 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 393,352 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,345 number in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.