Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 29.33 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Nicaragua, 1999–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 29.33 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Nicaragua peaked at 36.33 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29.33, in 2010.
Nicaragua ranks 16th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.13 | 30 | 36.33 | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.33 | 29.33 | 29.33 | 1 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 29,707 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 111.0% (2023)
- Labor force, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 39.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Nicaragua?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Nicaragua was 29.33 in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 36.33 in 2002.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.33 in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Nicaragua ranks 16th out of 137 countries with data for 2010.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.