School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 194,952 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Nicaragua stood at 194,952 number.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 271,379 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 159,980 number, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 96th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 159,980 number | — |
| 1971 | 164,385 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 169,096 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 174,068 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 179,081 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 184,571 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 191,825 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 199,663 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 207,494 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 213,896 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 220,130 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 226,951 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 233,391 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 239,409 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 245,151 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 250,350 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 255,809 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 261,041 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 265,578 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 268,109 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 270,114 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 270,821 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 270,461 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 269,673 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 270,167 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 270,339 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 270,743 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 271,250 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 271,379 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 269,804 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 267,841 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 264,703 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 260,983 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 257,385 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 255,509 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 254,118 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 190,190 number | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 190,392 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 190,947 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 191,183 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 191,660 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 192,374 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 193,330 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 194,322 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 194,899 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 195,372 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 195,493 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 195,451 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 195,239 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 194,952 number | -0.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 194,952 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 370,782 number, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 194,952 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69,691 number, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -25.2% | 254,118 number | 190,190 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 184,406 number | 159,980 number | 213,896 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 246,592 number | 220,130 number | 268,109 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 270,475 number | 269,673 number | 271,379 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 232,325 number | 190,190 number | 267,841 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 194,309 number | 191,660 number | 195,493 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.5 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.34 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Nicaragua?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Nicaragua was 194,952 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 271,379 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,980 number in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 96th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.