School age population, upper secondary education, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 130,506 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
130,506
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
114th
of 220 countries
All-time high
130,506
in 2025
All-time low
53,817
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 130,506 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 130,506 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53,817, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 114th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53,817 | — |
| 1971 | 55,451 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 57,198 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 58,846 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 60,732 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 62,642 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 64,578 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 66,534 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 68,351 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 70,150 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 72,074 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 74,095 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 76,215 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 78,457 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 80,900 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 83,510 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 86,214 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 88,965 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 91,850 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 94,856 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 98,039 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 101,228 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 104,187 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 107,131 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 110,117 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 112,836 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 115,567 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 120,587 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 119,211 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 120,614 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 121,812 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 122,674 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 123,452 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 124,171 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 124,846 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 125,613 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 128,169 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 129,206 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 129,840 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 129,816 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 129,393 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 128,664 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 128,339 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 127,889 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 127,008 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 126,547 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 126,413 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 125,691 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 124,405 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 124,187 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 125,179 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 126,990 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 128,323 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 129,044 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 129,830 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 130,506 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,830 | 53,817 | 70,150 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,714 | 72,074 | 94,856 | 10 |
| 1990s | 110,952 | 98,039 | 120,614 | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,960 | 121,812 | 129,840 | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,854 | 124,187 | 129,393 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,312 | 125,179 | 130,506 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 111 Azerbaijan 154,311 compare
- 112 Portugal 153,174 compare
- 113 Serbia 132,900 compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 123,861 compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 111,736 compare
- 117 Panama 108,728 compare
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, upper secondary education, female in Nicaragua?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Nicaragua was 130,506 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 130,506 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,817 in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 114th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release