School enrollment, secondary, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School enrollment, secondary, female was 52.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Nicaragua, 1971–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2010, school enrollment, secondary, female in Nicaragua stood at 52.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Nicaragua peaked at 52.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1971.
Nicaragua ranks 118th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.7% | — |
| 1980 | 22.0% | +87.8% |
| 1983 | 23.8% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 20.7% | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 21.5% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 22.7% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 24.7% | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +47.0% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 20.7% | 25.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 37.8% | 49.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Nicaragua?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Nicaragua was 52.4% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1971.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 152 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.