School age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, primary education, female was 382,078 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
382,078 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
94th
of 206 countries
All-time high
394,763 number
in 2001
All-time low
210,685 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua stood at 382,078 number.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 394,763 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 210,685 number, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 94th out of 206 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, primary education, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 210,685 number | — |
| 1971 | 214,619 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 218,779 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 223,269 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 228,102 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 233,219 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 238,717 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 245,398 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 253,155 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 261,713 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 270,796 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 280,127 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 289,740 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 299,299 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 308,711 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 317,806 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 325,894 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 334,309 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 343,050 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 351,903 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 360,657 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 369,161 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 376,527 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 382,335 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 386,538 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 389,062 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 390,167 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 391,135 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 392,298 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 393,450 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 394,496 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 394,763 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 394,041 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 392,171 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 389,401 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 385,860 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 380,334 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 376,978 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 374,610 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 373,253 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 372,757 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 371,789 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 371,505 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 371,976 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 373,219 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 375,053 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 376,630 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 378,228 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 379,742 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 381,047 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 382,078 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 232,766 number | 210,685 number | 261,713 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 312,164 number | 270,796 number | 351,903 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 383,133 number | 360,657 number | 393,450 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 385,591 number | 373,253 number | 394,763 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 375,195 number | 371,505 number | 381,047 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 382,078 number | 382,078 number | 382,078 number | 1 |
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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 382,078 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 394,763 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,685 number in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.