School enrollment, primary, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School enrollment, primary, female was 96.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Nicaragua, 1971–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2010, school enrollment, primary, female in Nicaragua stood at 96.0%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Nicaragua peaked at 97.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1971.
Nicaragua ranks 47th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.0% | 55.9% | 56.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 65.9% | 62.5% | 68.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 68.2% | 79.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 82.0% | 97.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 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 school enrollment, primary, female in Nicaragua?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Nicaragua was 96.0% in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1971.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 47th out of 167 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.