School age population, primary education, both sexes in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 786,040 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
786,040 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
93rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
807,564 number
in 2001
All-time low
427,721 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Nicaragua, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Nicaragua is 786,040 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Nicaragua peaked at 807,564 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 427,721 number, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 427,721 number | — |
| 1971 | 435,776 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 444,342 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 453,617 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 463,551 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 473,992 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 485,229 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 498,845 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 514,584 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 531,853 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 550,046 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 568,855 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 588,282 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 607,601 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 626,562 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 644,744 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 660,917 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 678,085 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 696,229 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 714,854 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 733,462 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 750,972 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 766,468 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 779,001 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 788,334 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 794,171 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 796,773 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 799,153 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 801,955 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 804,694 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 807,118 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 807,564 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 806,156 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 802,650 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 797,518 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 791,030 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 780,413 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 773,839 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 769,187 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 766,546 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 765,701 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 763,980 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 763,741 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 765,081 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 767,976 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 772,008 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 775,231 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 778,449 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 781,459 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 784,035 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 786,040 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 472,951 number | 427,721 number | 531,853 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 633,618 number | 550,046 number | 714,854 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 781,498 number | 733,462 number | 804,694 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 790,202 number | 766,546 number | 807,564 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 771,766 number | 763,741 number | 784,035 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 786,040 number | 786,040 number | 786,040 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 233,434 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 263,618 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 190,957 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.43 % change on previous year (1992)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,138 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,569 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,644 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.74 % change on previous year (1992)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Nicaragua?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Nicaragua was 786,040 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 807,564 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 427,721 number in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Nicaragua ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.