Population of compulsory school age, male in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Population of compulsory school age, male was 471,119 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
471,119 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
102nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
471,119 number
in 2019
All-time low
405,170 number
in 2005
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1998200820191998: 409.7k number1999: 411.2k number2000: 412.6k number2001: 412.8k number2002: 412.1k number2003: 410.5k number2004: 408.1k number2005: 405.2k number2006: 466.4k number2007: 463.0k number2008: 460.7k number2009: 459.6k number2010: 459.4k number2011: 458.8k number2012: 459.2k number2013: 460.4k number2014: 462.5k number2015: 464.9k number2016: 466.7k number2017: 468.4k number2018: 469.9k number2019: 471.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 471,119 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Nicaragua peaked at 471,119 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 405,170 number, in 2005.

That places Nicaragua 102nd 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.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Nicaragua, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 409,657 number
1999 411,244 number +0.4%
2000 412,622 number +0.3%
2001 412,801 number +0.0%
2002 412,115 number -0.2%
2003 410,479 number -0.4%
2004 408,117 number -0.6%
2005 405,170 number -0.7%
2006 466,363 number +15.1%
2007 462,997 number -0.7%
2008 460,732 number -0.5%
2009 459,571 number -0.3%
2010 459,366 number -0.0%
2011 458,805 number -0.1%
2012 459,180 number +0.1%
2013 460,447 number +0.3%
2014 462,478 number +0.4%
2015 464,934 number +0.5%
2016 466,706 number +0.4%
2017 468,396 number +0.4%
2018 469,901 number +0.3%
2019 471,119 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 410,450 number 409,657 number 411,244 number 2
2000s 431,097 number 405,170 number 466,363 number 10
2010s 464,133 number 458,805 number 471,119 number 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 99 Czechia 521,601 number compare
  2. 100 Mauritania 492,859 number compare
  3. 101 Costa Rica 474,558 number compare
  4. 103 Switzerland 470,232 number compare
  5. 104 Belarus 467,494 number compare
  6. 105 Panama 421,836 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Nicaragua?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Nicaragua was 471,119 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 471,119 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 405,170 number in 2005.
How does Nicaragua rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Nicaragua ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.