Secondary education, pupils in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Secondary education, pupils was 51.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Nicaragua, 1970–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Nicaragua is 51.7%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Nicaragua peaked at 67.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1971.
That places Nicaragua 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.4% | — |
| 1971 | 46.6% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 47.2% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 48.1% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 49.8% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 48.1% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 53.2% | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 53.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 54.5% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 58.1% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 67.2% | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 64.3% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 63.2% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 61.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.8% | 46.6% | 53.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 53.2% | 67.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 52.5% | 53.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 19 British Virgin Islands 51.8% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 51.8% compare
- 21 Bahamas 51.7% compare
- 23 South Africa 51.7% compare
- 24 Belgium 51.7% compare
- 25 Uruguay 51.6% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 80,313 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.16 % change on previous year (1992)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Nicaragua?
- Secondary education, pupils in Nicaragua was 51.7% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1971.
- How does Nicaragua rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Nicaragua ranks 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2010.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.