School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 794,086 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
794,086 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
81st
of 199 countries
All-time high
918,733 number
in 2004
All-time low
527,048 number
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 553.7k number1999: 550.7k number2000: 546.8k number2001: 540.9k number2002: 533.8k number2003: 527.0k number2004: 918.7k number2005: 917.1k number2006: 787.6k number2007: 789.1k number2008: 790.9k number2009: 793.0k number2010: 795.5k number2011: 798.6k number2012: 800.9k number2013: 802.5k number2014: 803.4k number2015: 803.7k number2016: 802.2k number2017: 800.1k number2018: 797.5k number2019: 794.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua is 794,086 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua peaked at 918,733 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 527,048 number, in 2003.

Nicaragua ranks 81st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Nicaragua, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 553,732 number
1999 550,691 number -0.5%
2000 546,844 number -0.7%
2001 540,873 number -1.1%
2002 533,845 number -1.3%
2003 527,048 number -1.3%
2004 918,733 number +74.3%
2005 917,097 number -0.2%
2006 787,628 number -14.1%
2007 789,091 number +0.2%
2008 790,873 number +0.2%
2009 793,019 number +0.3%
2010 795,465 number +0.3%
2011 798,625 number +0.4%
2012 800,934 number +0.3%
2013 802,517 number +0.2%
2014 803,428 number +0.1%
2015 803,653 number +0.0%
2016 802,194 number -0.2%
2017 800,147 number -0.3%
2018 797,491 number -0.3%
2019 794,086 number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 552,212 number 550,691 number 553,732 number 2
2000s 714,505 number 527,048 number 918,733 number 10
2010s 799,854 number 794,086 number 803,653 number 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 78 Papua New Guinea 849,005 number compare
  2. 79 El Salvador 806,388 number compare
  3. 80 Azerbaijan 803,380 number compare
  4. 82 Mauritania 793,037 number compare
  5. 83 Belgium 768,135 number compare
  6. 84 Cuba 734,292 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Nicaragua was 794,086 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 918,733 number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 527,048 number in 2003.
How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Nicaragua ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/