School age population, tertiary education, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, tertiary education, female was 294,831 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 294,831 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 303,966 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 102,785 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, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 102,785 number | — |
| 1971 | 112,908 number | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 122,644 number | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 130,894 number | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 137,951 number | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 143,815 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 148,204 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 152,197 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 156,077 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 159,662 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 162,893 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 165,590 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 168,190 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 170,895 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 173,824 number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 177,056 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 180,351 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 184,321 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 189,085 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 194,602 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 200,911 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 208,253 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 215,696 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 223,029 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 230,288 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 237,379 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 244,015 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 260,341 number | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 257,909 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 265,057 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 272,303 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 279,424 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 285,278 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 289,615 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 292,707 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 294,600 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 299,432 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 300,406 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 301,442 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 302,636 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 303,658 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 303,966 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 303,061 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 301,127 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 298,222 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 294,831 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 136,714 number | 102,785 number | 159,662 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 176,681 number | 162,893 number | 194,602 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 234,288 number | 200,911 number | 265,057 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 291,784 number | 272,303 number | 302,636 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 300,811 number | 294,831 number | 303,966 number | 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, tertiary education, female in Nicaragua?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Nicaragua was 294,831 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 303,966 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,785 number in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 95th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.