School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 132,843 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
132,843 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 202 countries
All-time high
137,616 number
in 1999
All-time low
77,449 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nicaragua, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nicaragua stood at 132,843 number.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nicaragua peaked at 137,616 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 77,449 number, in 1970.

Nicaragua ranks 99th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 77,449 number
1971 79,282 number +2.4%
1972 81,273 number +2.5%
1973 83,405 number +2.6%
1974 85,663 number +2.7%
1975 88,001 number +2.7%
1976 91,093 number +3.5%
1977 94,641 number +3.9%
1978 98,392 number +4.0%
1979 102,061 number +3.7%
1980 105,312 number +3.2%
1981 108,827 number +3.3%
1982 112,171 number +3.1%
1983 115,326 number +2.8%
1984 118,284 number +2.6%
1985 121,051 number +2.3%
1986 123,973 number +2.4%
1987 127,003 number +2.4%
1988 129,931 number +2.3%
1989 132,521 number +2.0%
1990 134,485 number +1.5%
1991 135,857 number +1.0%
1992 136,485 number +0.5%
1993 136,623 number +0.1%
1994 136,534 number -0.1%
1995 136,591 number +0.0%
1996 136,775 number +0.1%
1997 137,144 number +0.3%
1998 137,502 number +0.3%
1999 137,616 number +0.1%
2000 137,211 number -0.3%
2001 136,221 number -0.7%
2002 134,749 number -1.1%
2003 133,074 number -1.2%
2004 131,487 number -1.2%
2005 130,340 number -0.9%
2006 129,414 number -0.7%
2007 129,175 number -0.2%
2008 129,267 number +0.1%
2009 129,533 number +0.2%
2010 129,776 number +0.2%
2011 130,125 number +0.3%
2012 130,728 number +0.5%
2013 131,462 number +0.6%
2014 132,171 number +0.5%
2015 132,666 number +0.4%
2016 132,920 number +0.2%
2017 133,070 number +0.1%
2018 133,104 number +0.0%
2019 133,023 number -0.1%
2020 132,843 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 88,126 number 77,449 number 102,061 number 10
1980s 119,440 number 105,312 number 132,521 number 10
1990s 136,561 number 134,485 number 137,616 number 10
2000s 132,047 number 129,175 number 137,211 number 10
2010s 131,904 number 129,776 number 133,104 number 10
2020s 132,843 number 132,843 number 132,843 number 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 96 Paraguay 137,283 number compare
  2. 97 Palestine, State of 134,978 number compare
  3. 98 Libya 132,957 number compare
  4. 100 Belgium 132,192 number compare
  5. 101 Mauritania 127,422 number compare
  6. 102 Cuba 126,951 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nicaragua?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Nicaragua was 132,843 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 137,616 number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 77,449 number in 1970.
How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Nicaragua ranks 99th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/