Education in Nicaragua 1,654 indicators covering education for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 2023 down 15.6% 133rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 2022 up 16.3% 49th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 2023 up 20.4% 75th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 2023 up 21.4% 73rd Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 2023 down 0.3% 113th Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 2023 down 4.7% 88th Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year 2023 up 200.5% 91st Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 53.1% 51st Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person 2023 down 19.9% 50th Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 880,080 2023 down 4.7% 88th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9095 % change on previous year 2023 up 200.5% 95th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 53.1% 51st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.129 units per person 2023 down 19.9% 50th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,559 2023 down 4.5% 89th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9744 % change on previous year 2023 up 196.4% 88th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0627 units per person 2023 down 19.7% 49th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 452,521 2023 down 4.9% 87th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8482 % change on previous year 2023 up 205.4% 86th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0663 units per person 2023 down 20.1% 49th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 463,660 2023 down 0.3% 113th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.92 % change on previous year 2023 up 434.5% 37th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,707 2023 down 2.8% 108th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year 2023 down 136.4% 154th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 230,226 2023 down 4.3% 113th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year 2023 up 425.6% 49th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 233,434 2023 up 3.9% 112th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year 2023 up 438.9% 25th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 263,618 2023 up 20.9% 76th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 35.9% 66th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 190,957 2023 — 100th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.43 % change on previous year 1992 up 60.4% 20th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,138 2023 down 1.7% 99th Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,569 2023 down 6.5% 104th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,644 2023 — 95th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.74 % change on previous year 1992 up 209.2% 19th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 80,313 2023 — 103rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.16 % change on previous year 1992 up 5.3% 23rd Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 168th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 34th Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2023 down 0.5% 101st Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 29,707 2023 down 2.8% 108th Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 66.0% 2025 up 4.5% 76th Population ages 0-14 28.3% 2025 down 12.0% 80th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person 2023 down 16.2% 143rd Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 53.0% 51st Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 53.2% 51st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 49,559 2022 up 13.0% 48th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 35,747 2022 up 21.2% 51st Page 1 of 28 Next →