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

Nicaragua: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 64,819 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
64,819 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 202 countries
All-time high
67,379 number
in 1999
All-time low
38,134 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 64,819 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nicaragua peaked at 67,379 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 38,134 number, in 1970.

That places Nicaragua 98th out of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 43,362 number 38,134 number 50,232 number 10
1980s 58,825 number 51,867 number 65,160 number 10
1990s 66,959 number 66,078 number 67,379 number 10
2000s 64,492 number 63,039 number 67,170 number 10
2010s 64,343 number 63,354 number 64,920 number 10
2020s 64,819 number 64,819 number 64,819 number 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 95 Liberia 67,799 number compare
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  3. 97 Palestine, State of 65,969 number compare
  4. 99 Libya 64,666 number compare
  5. 100 Belgium 63,993 number compare
  6. 101 Mauritania 62,662 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nicaragua?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nicaragua was 64,819 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 67,379 number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 38,134 number in 1970.
How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, female (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, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/