Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number was 2,953 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Nicaragua, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Nicaragua is 2,953 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Nicaragua peaked at 2,953 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,315 number, in 1999.
Nicaragua ranks 153rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,316 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,315 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,400 number | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 1,766 number | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 1,705 number | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,834 number | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1,808 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,096 number | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 1,812 number | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 2,273 number | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 2,399 number | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2,545 number | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,583 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,715 number | -33.6% |
| 2012 | 2,479 number | +44.5% |
| 2013 | 2,561 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2,540 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,506 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,592 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,646 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,953 number | +11.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 2,953 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,185 number, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 2,953 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,388 number, 87% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +44.5% | 1,715 number | 2,479 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,316 number | 1,315 number | 1,316 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,964 number | 1,400 number | 2,545 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,508 number | 1,715 number | 2,953 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.5 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Nicaragua?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Nicaragua was 2,953 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,953 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,315 number in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Nicaragua ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.