School age population, one year before than official … female than in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: School age population, one year before than official … female than 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 in Nicaragua, 1970–2020

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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 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 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.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 38,134 number —
1971 39,030 number +2.3%
1972 39,999 number +2.5%
1973 41,038 number +2.6%
1974 42,140 number +2.7%
1975 43,289 number +2.7%
1976 44,802 number +3.5%
1977 46,548 number +3.9%
1978 48,405 number +4.0%
1979 50,232 number +3.8%
1980 51,867 number +3.3%
1981 53,594 number +3.3%
1982 55,247 number +3.1%
1983 56,814 number +2.8%
1984 58,295 number +2.6%
1985 59,692 number +2.4%
1986 61,099 number +2.4%
1987 62,547 number +2.4%
1988 63,938 number +2.2%
1989 65,160 number +1.9%
1990 66,078 number +1.4%
1991 66,726 number +1.0%
1992 66,997 number +0.4%
1993 67,022 number +0.0%
1994 66,940 number -0.1%
1995 66,940 number +0.0%
1996 67,007 number +0.1%
1997 67,171 number +0.2%
1998 67,333 number +0.2%
1999 67,379 number +0.1%
2000 67,170 number -0.3%
2001 66,657 number -0.8%
2002 65,881 number -1.2%
2003 64,992 number -1.3%
2004 64,147 number -1.3%
2005 63,539 number -0.9%
2006 63,130 number -0.6%
2007 63,039 number -0.1%
2008 63,112 number +0.1%
2009 63,255 number +0.2%
2010 63,354 number +0.2%
2011 63,511 number +0.2%
2012 63,784 number +0.4%
2013 64,120 number +0.5%
2014 64,450 number +0.5%
2015 64,687 number +0.4%
2016 64,815 number +0.2%
2017 64,895 number +0.1%
2018 64,920 number +0.0%
2019 64,892 number -0.0%
2020 64,819 number -0.1%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 64,819 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 64,819 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 2.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)

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
  2. 96 Paraguay 67,109 number compare
  3. 97 Palestine 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 in Nicaragua?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
Nicaragua ranks 98th 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 2.3%. 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
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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/