Nicaragua: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1973 it is up 26.44 percentage points from 36.1% in 1973. The World Bank has no value for 31 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Nicaragua's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 2.11 percentage points on 2022 (from 60.43% to 62.54%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2022), the average change was +0.43 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.49 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.73 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.62 percentage points in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Nicaragua had the 18th highest value of the 36 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Nicaragua in the 2023 ranking

• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 15th of 36: 64.15%
• Belgium — 16th of 36: 63.96%
• United States — 17th of 36: 62.81%
• North Macedonia — 19th of 36: 62.05%
• South Africa — 20th of 36: 60.48%
• Tunisia — 21st of 36: 56.62%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 20 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 73.99% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 65.69% (2024)
• Barbados — 65.35% (2024)
• Belize — 65.46% (2024)
• Bolivia — 52.14% (2024)
• Brazil — 61.59% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 71.79% (2023)
• Cayman Islands — 66.32% (2024)
• Chile — 61.62% (2024)
• Colombia — 50.62% (2022)

More education data for Nicaragua

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 69.04% (2020)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.99 (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 70.43% (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) — 67.72% (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 880,080 (2023)
• Primary education, teachers

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Questions people ask

What is Nicaragua's secondary education, teachers (% female)?

62.54% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is up 26.44 percentage points from 36.1% in 1973. The highest value was 62.54% in 2023 and the lowest 36.1% in 1973.

How does Nicaragua rank?

18th highest of 36 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Nicaragua?

In 2023, Nicaragua's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 2.11 percentage points on 2022 (from 60.43% to 62.54%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2022), the average change was +0.43 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.49 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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