Education in Nicaragua 1,654 indicators covering education for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 13.4% 2025 up 50.6% 70th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 35.2% 2025 up 60.0% 54th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 32.1% 2025 up 64.6% 59th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 38.2% 2025 up 56.6% 56th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 13.4% 2025 up 47.3% 57th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 11.9% 2025 up 20.2% 57th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 14.8% 2025 up 78.3% 51st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.8403 modelled data 2025 up 5.1% 127th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 169,497 2023 up 16.4% 109th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8563 GPIA 2023 down 34.9% 56th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.9% 2023 down 29.7% 155th Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2010 down 2.0% 113th Inequality in education 0.258 2023 down 9.2% 57th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 7.3% 2007 up 72.7% 43rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 64.4% 2010 up 33.2% 124th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 50.6% 2010 up 41.9% 135th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.27 GPI 2010 down 6.1% 7th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 81,344 2023 up 1.9% 109th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7388 modelled data 2025 down 21.7% 152nd Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 11 2025 up 22.2% 108th End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 109th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 134th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 88,153 2023 up 33.9% 107th Tertiary education, academic staff 44.6% 2023 — 82nd Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2023 down 50.0% 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 10,811 2010 up 60.4% 53rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.8041 modelled data 2025 down 30.8% 144th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 17.5% 2007 up 126.7% 13th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 21.1% 2007 up 129.0% 12th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 — 156th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 73.7% 2023 down 9.8% 157th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 1.5% 2023 — 19th Persistence to grade 5, female 55.2% 2007 up 4.2% 143rd Persistence to grade 5, male 47.9% 2007 up 8.1% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 97.6% 2023 down 8.7% 118th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 75.7% 2023 down 8.9% 159th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 71.8% 2023 down 10.7% 160th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 1.9% 41st Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.8% 2023 — 162nd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 1.5% 2023 — 26th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.4% 2023 — 157th School enrollment, secondary 48.4% 2010 up 39.7% 126th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.81 years 2023 down 8.6% 111th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 97.3% 2023 down 8.1% 120th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9926 GPIA 2023 up 1.1% 122nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 98.0% 2023 down 9.2% 117th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 2,813 2022 up 116.1% 50th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 4,121 2022 up 95.1% 50th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 up 0.1% 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 785,478 2025 down 3.1% 86th School age population, early childhood education, female 386,575 2025 down 3.2% 86th School age population, early childhood education, male 398,903 2025 down 3.0% 86th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 64.8% 2023 up 15.9% 135th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 6,368 2010 up 32.6% 60th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 21,373 2010 up 44.0% 62nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.84 years 2023 down 9.2% 112th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.77 years 2023 down 7.9% 115th ← 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