Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 61,788 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
61,788 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
95th
of 205 countries
All-time high
64,350 number
in 2005
All-time low
32,137 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nicaragua, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 61,788 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nicaragua peaked at 64,350 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32,137 number, in 1970.

That places Nicaragua 95th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 32,137 number
1971 32,933 number +2.5%
1972 33,577 number +2.0%
1973 34,161 number +1.7%
1974 34,807 number +1.9%
1975 35,513 number +2.0%
1976 36,098 number +1.6%
1977 36,787 number +1.9%
1978 37,599 number +2.2%
1979 38,496 number +2.4%
1980 39,412 number +2.4%
1981 40,392 number +2.5%
1982 41,654 number +3.1%
1983 43,133 number +3.6%
1984 44,667 number +3.6%
1985 46,288 number +3.6%
1986 47,694 number +3.0%
1987 49,068 number +2.9%
1988 50,446 number +2.8%
1989 51,862 number +2.8%
1990 53,235 number +2.6%
1991 54,719 number +2.8%
1992 56,332 number +2.9%
1993 57,993 number +2.9%
1994 59,576 number +2.7%
1995 61,185 number +2.7%
1996 62,284 number +1.8%
1997 62,877 number +1.0%
1998 63,133 number +0.4%
1999 63,362 number +0.4%
2000 63,446 number +0.1%
2001 63,516 number +0.1%
2002 63,703 number +0.3%
2003 63,949 number +0.4%
2004 64,118 number +0.3%
2005 64,350 number +0.4%
2006 64,196 number -0.2%
2007 63,387 number -1.3%
2008 62,665 number -1.1%
2009 61,952 number -1.1%
2010 61,352 number -1.0%
2011 60,902 number -0.7%
2012 60,654 number -0.4%
2013 60,430 number -0.4%
2014 60,241 number -0.3%
2015 60,208 number -0.1%
2016 60,369 number +0.3%
2017 60,677 number +0.5%
2018 61,016 number +0.6%
2019 61,399 number +0.6%
2020 61,788 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 35,211 number 32,137 number 38,496 number 10
1980s 45,462 number 39,412 number 51,862 number 10
1990s 59,470 number 53,235 number 63,362 number 10
2000s 63,528 number 61,952 number 64,350 number 10
2010s 60,725 number 60,208 number 61,399 number 10
2020s 61,788 number 61,788 number 61,788 number 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 92 Congo 66,102 number compare
  2. 93 Central African Republic 65,745 number compare
  3. 94 Belgium 64,701 number compare
  4. 96 Liberia 60,159 number compare
  5. 97 Libya 59,647 number compare
  6. 98 Cuba 58,485 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More reference data data for Nicaragua

All data for Nicaragua →

Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nicaragua?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nicaragua was 61,788 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 64,350 number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 32,137 number in 1970.
How does Nicaragua rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Nicaragua ranks 95th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nicaragua. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-female-number/nicaragua/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-female-number/nicaragua/">Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Nicaragua</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.