School age population, primary education, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, primary education, male was 403,962 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
403,962 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
93rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
412,801 number
in 2001
All-time low
217,036 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Nicaragua is 403,962 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Nicaragua peaked at 412,801 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 217,036 number, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 93rd 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, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 217,036 number | — |
| 1971 | 221,157 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 225,563 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 230,348 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 235,449 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 240,773 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 246,512 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 253,447 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 261,429 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 270,140 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 279,250 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 288,728 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 298,542 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 308,302 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 317,851 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 326,938 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 335,023 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 343,776 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 353,179 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 362,951 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 372,805 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 381,811 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 389,941 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 396,666 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 401,796 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 405,109 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 406,606 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 408,018 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 409,657 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 411,244 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 412,622 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 412,801 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 412,115 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 410,479 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 408,117 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 405,170 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 400,079 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 396,861 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 394,577 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 393,293 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 392,944 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 392,191 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 392,236 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 393,105 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 394,757 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 396,955 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 398,601 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 400,221 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 401,717 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 402,988 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 403,962 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 240,185 number | 217,036 number | 270,140 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 321,454 number | 279,250 number | 362,951 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 398,365 number | 372,805 number | 411,244 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 404,611 number | 393,293 number | 412,801 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 396,572 number | 392,191 number | 402,988 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 403,962 number | 403,962 number | 403,962 number | 1 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Nicaragua?
- School age population, primary education, male in Nicaragua was 403,962 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 412,801 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 217,036 number in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.