School age population, early childhood education, female in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: School age population, early childhood education, female was 388,304 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
388,304 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
81st
of 199 countries
All-time high
449,338 number
in 2004
All-time low
257,385 number
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 271.4k number1999: 269.8k number2000: 267.8k number2001: 264.7k number2002: 261.0k number2003: 257.4k number2004: 449.3k number2005: 448.5k number2006: 385.6k number2007: 386.4k number2008: 387.2k number2009: 388.1k number2010: 389.2k number2011: 390.6k number2012: 391.6k number2013: 392.3k number2014: 392.7k number2015: 392.8k number2016: 392.1k number2017: 391.2k number2018: 389.9k number2019: 388.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Nicaragua stood at 388,304 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 449,338 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 257,385 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, female in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Nicaragua, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 271,379 number
1999 269,804 number -0.6%
2000 267,841 number -0.7%
2001 264,703 number -1.2%
2002 260,983 number -1.4%
2003 257,385 number -1.4%
2004 449,338 number +74.6%
2005 448,540 number -0.2%
2006 385,630 number -14.0%
2007 386,398 number +0.2%
2008 387,200 number +0.2%
2009 388,123 number +0.2%
2010 389,174 number +0.3%
2011 390,616 number +0.4%
2012 391,647 number +0.3%
2013 392,345 number +0.2%
2014 392,741 number +0.1%
2015 392,835 number +0.0%
2016 392,120 number -0.2%
2017 391,152 number -0.2%
2018 389,909 number -0.3%
2019 388,304 number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 270,592 number 269,804 number 271,379 number 2
2000s 349,614 number 257,385 number 449,338 number 10
2010s 391,084 number 388,304 number 392,835 number 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 78 Papua New Guinea 410,162 number compare
  2. 79 El Salvador 393,791 number compare
  3. 80 Mauritania 389,499 number compare
  4. 82 Azerbaijan 375,108 number compare
  5. 83 Belgium 372,551 number compare
  6. 84 Burundi 358,488 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Nicaragua?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Nicaragua was 388,304 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 449,338 number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 257,385 number in 2003.
How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Nicaragua ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/