Teachers in primary education, male in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Teachers in primary education, male was 7,025 number in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7,025 number
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
99th
of 196 countries
All-time high
7,682 number
in 2006
All-time low
1,524 number
in 1971
Years of data
33
1970–2010

Teachers in primary education, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2010

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1970199020101970: 1.6k number1971: 1.5k number1972: 1.6k number1973: 1.6k number1974: 1.6k number1978: 1.6k number1980: 2.9k number1982: 3.0k number1983: 3.3k number1984: 3.2k number1985: 4.3k number1986: 2.8k number1987: 2.5k number1988: 2.0k number1989: 2.4k number1990: 2.5k number1991: 2.5k number1993: 3.1k number1994: 3.4k number1995: 3.3k number1997: 3.7k number1998: 3.6k number1999: 4.0k number2000: 4.1k number2001: 4.2k number2002: 4.8k number2003: 5.8k number2004: 5.8k number2005: 6.1k number2006: 7.7k number2007: 7.6k number2008: 7.7k number2010: 7.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 7,025 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2010.

The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Nicaragua peaked at 7,682 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,524 number, in 1971.

That places Nicaragua 99th out of 196 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2010.
Year number Change
1970 1,598 number —
1971 1,524 number -4.6%
1972 1,629 number +6.9%
1973 1,574 number -3.4%
1974 1,581 number +0.4%
1978 1,647 number +4.2%
1980 2,927 number +77.7%
1982 2,952 number +0.9%
1983 3,315 number +12.3%
1984 3,207 number -3.3%
1985 4,277 number +33.4%
1986 2,754 number -35.6%
1987 2,480 number -9.9%
1988 2,008 number -19.0%
1989 2,379 number +18.5%
1990 2,491 number +4.7%
1991 2,549 number +2.3%
1993 3,145 number +23.4%
1994 3,371 number +7.2%
1995 3,319 number -1.5%
1997 3,711 number +11.8%
1998 3,553 number -4.3%
1999 4,046 number +13.9%
2000 4,141 number +2.3%
2001 4,163 number +0.5%
2002 4,822 number +15.8%
2003 5,776 number +19.8%
2004 5,776 number +0.0%
2005 6,063 number +5.0%
2006 7,682 number +26.7%
2007 7,585 number -1.3%
2008 7,680 number +1.3%
2010 7,025 number -8.5%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 7,025 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 7,025 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 2.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +77.7% 1,647 number 2,927 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,592 number 1,524 number 1,647 number 6
1980s 2,922 number 2,008 number 4,277 number 9
1990s 3,273 number 2,491 number 4,046 number 8
2000s 5,965 number 4,141 number 7,682 number 9
2010s 7,025 number 7,025 number 7,025 number 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 96 Oman 8,268 number compare
  2. 97 Central African Republic 7,894 number compare
  3. 98 Congo 7,684 number compare
  4. 100 Hong Kong 6,680 number compare
  5. 101 El Salvador 6,491 number compare
  6. 102 Gambia 6,445 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Nicaragua?
Teachers in primary education, male in Nicaragua was 7,025 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 7,682 number in 2006.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 1,524 number in 1971.
How does Nicaragua rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Nicaragua ranks 99th out of 196 countries with data for 2010.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/