Population of compulsory school age, female in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Population of compulsory school age, female was 445,939 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
445,939 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
103rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
445,939 number
in 2019
All-time low
385,860 number
in 2005
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Nicaragua, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 392.3k number1999: 393.4k number2000: 394.5k number2001: 394.8k number2002: 394.0k number2003: 392.2k number2004: 389.4k number2005: 385.9k number2006: 443.5k number2007: 440.0k number2008: 437.7k number2009: 436.5k number2010: 436.1k number2011: 435.3k number2012: 435.3k number2013: 436.1k number2014: 437.7k number2015: 439.7k number2016: 441.4k number2017: 443.1k number2018: 444.7k number2019: 445.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Nicaragua is 445,939 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Nicaragua peaked at 445,939 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 385,860 number, in 2005.

That places Nicaragua 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 392,874 number 392,298 number 393,450 number 2
2000s 410,844 number 385,860 number 443,464 number 10
2010s 439,537 number 435,289 number 445,939 number 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 100 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 479,092 number compare
  2. 101 Costa Rica 453,179 number compare
  3. 102 Switzerland 446,822 number compare
  4. 104 Belarus, Republic of 442,080 number compare
  5. 105 Panama 404,242 number compare
  6. 106 Eritrea, The State of 382,985 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Nicaragua?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Nicaragua was 445,939 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 445,939 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 385,860 number in 2005.
How does Nicaragua rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Nicaragua ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.