Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 55.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Nicaragua, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Nicaragua is 55.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 70.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2004.
That places Nicaragua 84th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 35.6% | — |
| 1999 | 32.8% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -27.4% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +53.0% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +111.7% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -22.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 55.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.4%, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 55.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.7%, 61% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +111.7% | 33.3% | 70.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 32.8% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 21.8% | 39.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 55.0% | 70.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 63.2% compare
- 83 Liberia 60.4% compare
- 85 Dominica 54.3% compare
- 86 Rwanda 53.1% compare
- 87 Marshall Islands 52.0% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Nicaragua?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Nicaragua was 55.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2004.
- How does Nicaragua rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 84th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. 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 Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.