School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 606,520 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
606,520 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
95th
of 203 countries
All-time high
620,117 number
in 2011
All-time low
209,716 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nicaragua, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 606,520 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2015.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nicaragua peaked at 620,117 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 209,716 number, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 95th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 209,716 number | — |
| 1971 | 229,304 number | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 248,254 number | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 264,495 number | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 278,584 number | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 290,548 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 299,458 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 307,555 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 315,328 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 322,452 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 328,835 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 333,780 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 338,463 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 343,375 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 348,833 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 355,058 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 360,881 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 368,030 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 376,830 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 387,359 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 399,829 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 414,595 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 429,598 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 444,482 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 459,421 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 474,337 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 488,319 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 523,683 number | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 517,554 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 532,741 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 548,379 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 563,474 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 576,013 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 585,481 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 592,492 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 597,209 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 609,139 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 611,336 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 613,655 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 616,369 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 618,961 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 620,117 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 619,112 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 616,298 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 611,806 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 606,520 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 276,569 number | 209,716 number | 322,452 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 354,144 number | 328,835 number | 387,359 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 468,456 number | 399,829 number | 532,741 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 591,355 number | 548,379 number | 616,369 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 615,469 number | 606,520 number | 620,117 number | 6 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Nicaragua?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Nicaragua was 606,520 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 620,117 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,716 number in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Nicaragua ranks 95th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.