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 68,024 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
68,024 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
100th
of 202 countries
All-time high
70,237 number
in 1999
All-time low
39,315 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nicaragua is 68,024 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.2% 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 age in Nicaragua peaked at 70,237 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 39,315 number, in 1970.

Nicaragua ranks 100th 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 age in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 39,315 number
1971 40,252 number +2.4%
1972 41,274 number +2.5%
1973 42,367 number +2.6%
1974 43,523 number +2.7%
1975 44,712 number +2.7%
1976 46,291 number +3.5%
1977 48,093 number +3.9%
1978 49,987 number +3.9%
1979 51,829 number +3.7%
1980 53,445 number +3.1%
1981 55,233 number +3.3%
1982 56,924 number +3.1%
1983 58,512 number +2.8%
1984 59,989 number +2.5%
1985 61,359 number +2.3%
1986 62,874 number +2.5%
1987 64,456 number +2.5%
1988 65,993 number +2.4%
1989 67,361 number +2.1%
1990 68,407 number +1.6%
1991 69,131 number +1.1%
1992 69,488 number +0.5%
1993 69,601 number +0.2%
1994 69,594 number -0.0%
1995 69,651 number +0.1%
1996 69,768 number +0.2%
1997 69,973 number +0.3%
1998 70,169 number +0.3%
1999 70,237 number +0.1%
2000 70,041 number -0.3%
2001 69,564 number -0.7%
2002 68,868 number -1.0%
2003 68,082 number -1.1%
2004 67,340 number -1.1%
2005 66,801 number -0.8%
2006 66,284 number -0.8%
2007 66,136 number -0.2%
2008 66,155 number +0.0%
2009 66,278 number +0.2%
2010 66,422 number +0.2%
2011 66,614 number +0.3%
2012 66,944 number +0.5%
2013 67,342 number +0.6%
2014 67,721 number +0.6%
2015 67,979 number +0.4%
2016 68,105 number +0.2%
2017 68,175 number +0.1%
2018 68,184 number +0.0%
2019 68,131 number -0.1%
2020 68,024 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 44,764 number 39,315 number 51,829 number 10
1980s 60,615 number 53,445 number 67,361 number 10
1990s 69,602 number 68,407 number 70,237 number 10
2000s 67,555 number 66,136 number 70,041 number 10
2010s 67,562 number 66,422 number 68,184 number 10
2020s 68,024 number 68,024 number 68,024 number 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 97 Palestine, State of 69,009 number compare
  2. 98 Libya 68,291 number compare
  3. 99 Belgium 68,199 number compare
  4. 101 Cuba 65,205 number compare
  5. 102 Mauritania 64,760 number compare
  6. 103 Belarus 62,768 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 68,024 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 70,237 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 39,315 number in 1970.
How does Nicaragua rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Nicaragua ranks 100th 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 2.4%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/