School age population, upper secondary education, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 134,213 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
134,213
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
113th
of 220 countries
All-time high
134,213
in 2025
All-time low
54,238
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 134,213 for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Nicaragua peaked at 134,213 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54,238, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 113th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54,238 | — |
| 1971 | 55,890 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 57,646 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 59,340 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 61,192 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 63,049 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 64,910 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 66,768 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 68,466 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 70,102 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 71,806 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 73,980 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 76,268 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 78,632 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 81,021 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 83,515 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 86,135 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 88,846 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 91,659 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 94,685 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 97,913 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 101,114 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 104,078 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 107,019 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 110,005 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 112,740 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 115,562 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 120,377 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 118,337 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 119,346 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 120,184 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 120,762 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 121,332 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 121,882 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 122,534 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 123,374 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 126,900 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 128,682 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 130,105 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 130,857 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 131,094 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 130,846 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 130,948 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 130,822 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 130,089 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 129,742 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 129,657 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 128,923 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 127,628 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 127,452 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 128,582 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 130,523 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 131,855 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 132,570 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 133,461 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 134,213 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62,160 | 54,238 | 70,102 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,655 | 71,806 | 94,685 | 10 |
| 1990s | 110,649 | 97,913 | 120,377 | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,661 | 120,184 | 130,857 | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,720 | 127,452 | 131,094 | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,867 | 128,582 | 134,213 | 6 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Nicaragua?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Nicaragua was 134,213 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 134,213 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,238 in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 113th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release