School age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, primary education, female was 394,013 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
394,013
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
95th
of 222 countries
All-time high
403,068
in 2000
All-time low
204,056
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua stood at 394,013.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 403,068 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 204,056, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 95th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 204,056 | — |
| 1971 | 209,967 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 215,971 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 221,243 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 227,540 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 234,309 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 241,467 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 249,049 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 256,993 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 265,276 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 273,854 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 282,871 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 292,008 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 301,163 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 310,403 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 319,578 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 328,482 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 337,209 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 345,667 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 353,758 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 361,522 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 368,655 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 375,356 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 381,271 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 386,697 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 391,719 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 396,348 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 398,903 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 400,968 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 402,314 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 403,068 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 402,856 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 401,422 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 399,157 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 396,592 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 393,072 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 388,561 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 387,056 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 385,232 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 382,745 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 381,149 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 380,542 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 381,091 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 381,890 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 383,821 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 386,666 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 389,456 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 391,944 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 393,401 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 394,734 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 395,489 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 396,049 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 396,182 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 395,843 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 395,262 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 394,013 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 232,587 | 204,056 | 265,276 | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,499 | 273,854 | 353,758 | 10 |
| 1990s | 386,375 | 361,522 | 402,314 | 10 |
| 2000s | 393,976 | 382,745 | 403,068 | 10 |
| 2010s | 386,469 | 380,542 | 394,734 | 10 |
| 2020s | 395,473 | 394,013 | 396,182 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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, primary education, female in Nicaragua?
- School age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua was 394,013 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 403,068 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,056 in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 95th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release