Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0019 units per person.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0029 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1972.
Nicaragua ranks 188th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.001 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 units per person | +26.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 units per person | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 units per person | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 units per person | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 units per person | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0019 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1972.
- How does Nicaragua rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 188th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.