Secondary education, teachers in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Secondary education, teachers was 62.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Nicaragua, 1973–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 62.5% for secondary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Nicaragua peaked at 62.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1973.
Nicaragua ranks 83rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 36.1% | — |
| 1974 | 37.3% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 56.4% | +51.1% |
| 1985 | 56.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 59.3% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 57.8% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 61.6% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 60.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.7% | 36.1% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 56.0% | 61.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 52.9% | 61.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 60.4% | 62.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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, teachers in Nicaragua?
- Secondary education, teachers in Nicaragua was 62.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1973.
- How does Nicaragua rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Nicaragua ranks 83rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.