Trained teachers in preprimary education in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 54.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Nicaragua, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 54.9% for trained teachers in preprimary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Nicaragua peaked at 70.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2004.
Nicaragua ranks 87th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 35.2% | — |
| 1999 | 32.4% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +48.4% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +111.9% |
| 2023 | 54.9% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 32.4% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 22.2% | 39.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 54.9% | 70.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
- 85 Sierra Leone 62.6% compare
- 86 Marshall Islands 55.5% compare
- 88 Dominica 54.3% compare
- 89 Benin 53.5% compare
- 90 Rwanda 52.6% 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 in Nicaragua?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Nicaragua was 54.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2004.
- How does Nicaragua rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Nicaragua ranks 87th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. 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 (% of total 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.