Trained teachers in secondary education in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Trained teachers in secondary education was 18.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education in Nicaragua, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education in Nicaragua is 18.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.3% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Nicaragua peaked at 59.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 106th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.8% | — |
| 2000 | 44.6% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -50.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 44.6% | 59.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 18.4% | 37.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 103 Benin 35.6% compare
- 104 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.1% compare
- 105 Madagascar 20.3% compare
- 107 Gibraltar 6.9% 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 secondary education in Nicaragua?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Nicaragua was 18.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Nicaragua ranks 106th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.