Education in Nicaragua 134 indicators covering education for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 66.0% 2025 up 4.5% 74th Population ages 0-14 28.3% 2025 down 12.0% 80th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 109.5% 2023 down 8.5% 39th Primary education, teachers 29,707 2023 down 2.8% 108th School enrollment, primary, female 108.0% 2023 down 8.1% 40th School enrollment, primary, male 111.0% 2023 down 8.9% 38th Labor force, total 3.32 million 2025 up 22.3% 103rd Labor force, female 39.9% 2025 up 4.1% 140th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9938 GPI 2020 up 0.2% 96th School enrollment, secondary 70.2% 2023 down 1.7% 153rd Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 5.5 per 1,000 2024 down 11.3% 86th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.7 per 1,000 2024 down 11.9% 91st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.9 per 1,000 2024 down 20.8% 80th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 down 31.2% 105th Secondary education, teachers 12,739 2023 down 15.6% 133rd School enrollment, secondary, female 70.7% 2023 down 5.1% 153rd School enrollment, secondary, male 69.7% 2023 up 2.0% 149th School enrollment, tertiary 30.4% 2023 — 114th School enrollment, primary, private 15.9% 2023 up 2.3% 85th School enrollment, preprimary 69.0% 2020 up 24.2% 99th School enrollment, tertiary, male 25.2% 2023 — 111th School enrollment, tertiary, female 35.7% 2023 — 114th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2010 down 5.6% 19th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.29 GPI 2023 — 71st Secondary education, teachers, female 7,967 2023 down 4.8% 123rd Primary completion rate, female 82.9% 2022 down 2.7% 142nd Primary completion rate, male 80.5% 2022 up 0.1% 141st Government expenditure on education, total 2.9% 2023 down 29.7% 153rd Secondary education, general pupils 458,321 2010 up 45.3% 98th Lower secondary completion rate, total 64.7% 2010 up 43.2% 136th School enrollment, preprimary, female 70.4% 2020 up 24.7% 96th School enrollment, preprimary, male 67.7% 2020 up 23.7% 98th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 48.4% 2007 up 5.4% 169th Government expenditure on education, total 11.0% 2024 down 52.2% 130th Secondary education, general pupils 51.6% 2010 down 3.1% 42nd Lower secondary completion rate, female 69.9% 2010 up 41.9% 136th Lower secondary completion rate, male 59.5% 2010 up 45.0% 141st Children out of school 6.7% 2023 up 49.3% 70th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 880,080 2023 down 4.7% 88th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Secondary education, pupils 463,660 2023 down 0.3% 113th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 52.5% 2007 up 4.2% 153rd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 44.7% 2007 up 6.9% 155th Secondary education, vocational pupils 6,880 2010 down 61.5% 136th Number of under-five deaths, male 834 2024 down 41.6% 100th Number of under-five deaths, female 652 2024 down 40.8% 100th Number of infant deaths, male 701 2024 down 44.0% 100th Number of infant deaths, female 545 2024 down 43.1% 100th Children out of school, female 6.5% 2023 up 42.8% 74th Children out of school, male 6.8% 2023 up 56.0% 75th Secondary education, vocational pupils 59.7% 2010 up 6.0% 5th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 143.1% 2010 down 4.2% 10th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.0% 2025 up 7.2% 99th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.2% 2025 down 5.3% 105th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.0% 2025 up 17.2% 92nd Primary education, teachers 77.9% 2023 up 1.1% 96th Repeaters, primary, total 7.9% 2010 up 55.1% 41st Page 1 of 3 Next →