What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 2.22 live births per woman in 2023.

How does Nicaragua rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?

Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nicaragua data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nicaragua

Name: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nicaragua
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nicaragua: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.22 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.22 live births per woman

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

98th

of 236 countries

All-time high

7.16 live births per woman

in 1959

All-time low

2.22 live births per woman

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nicaragua, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 2.22 live births per woman for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nicaragua peaked at 7.16 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.22 live births per woman, in 2023.

That places Nicaragua 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	7.13 live births per woman	7.1 live births per woman	7.16 live births per woman	10
1960s	7.02 live births per woman	6.83 live births per woman	7.16 live births per woman	10
1970s	6.46 live births per woman	6.07 live births per woman	6.77 live births per woman	10
1980s	5.4 live births per woman	4.76 live births per woman	5.96 live births per woman	10
1990s	3.88 live births per woman	3.22 live births per woman	4.6 live births per woman	10
2000s	2.81 live births per woman	2.63 live births per woman	3.12 live births per woman	10
2010s	2.45 live births per woman	2.32 live births per woman	2.6 live births per woman	10
2020s	2.26 live births per woman	2.22 live births per woman	2.3 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

95 Faroe Islands 2.24 live births per woman compare
96 Lebanon 2.24 live births per woman compare
97 Morocco 2.23 live births per woman compare
99 South Africa 2.22 live births per woman compare
100 Reunion 2.17 live births per woman compare
101 Western Sahara 2.16 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More education data for Nicaragua

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
Primary education, teachers 29,707 (2023)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.21 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 108.0% (2023)

All data for Nicaragua →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nicaragua?: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nicaragua was 2.22 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 7.16 live births per woman in 1959.
What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 2.22 live births per woman in 2023.
How does Nicaragua rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?: Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.