Education in Nicaragua 1,654 indicators covering education for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9929 GPIA 2023 up 1.4% 124th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 10.9% 2007 up 119.6% 25th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.5% 2010 down 72.4% 163rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 4.6% 2010 down 70.9% 128th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 63.0% 2023 up 2.1% 140th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.948 GPI 2023 down 20.1% 155th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 66.5% 2023 up 32.5% 129th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 74th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 75th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 up 0.1% 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 73.7% 2023 — 127th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 up 0.1% 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 4,194 2010 up 27.0% 58th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 78.5% 2023 down 17.7% 111th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 100,363 number 2002 up 180.9% 116th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 82nd School enrollment, secondary, female 52.4% 2010 up 38.5% 118th School enrollment, secondary, male 44.6% 2010 up 41.3% 128th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 21.5% 2023 up 368.2% 81st Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 93.3% 2023 down 2.3% 134th Government expenditure on education, US$ 510.95 millions 2023 up 5.3% 127th Expenditure on tertiary education 26.0% 2010 — 35th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.9% 2023 down 24.1% 140th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 2,953 number 2018 up 23.1% 153rd Literacy rate, youth female 96.6% 2014 up 8.7% 62nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 19.4% 2007 up 128.4% 11th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 12.3% 2010 down 63.5% 47th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 4,032 2010 up 38.8% 51st Children out of school, primary 53,481 2023 up 55.4% 69th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 53,481 2023 up 55.4% 69th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 6,779 2010 up 76.7% 49th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 6.7% 2023 up 49.3% 73rd Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 10,893 number 2010 up 51.8% 96th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 78.2% 2023 down 18.5% 100th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 78.9% 2023 down 17.0% 114th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 21.8% 2023 up 438.1% 90th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 21.1% 2023 up 320.1% 76th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 10,893 2010 up 51.8% 102nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 8,294 2010 up 24.9% 64th Enrolment in secondary education, female 240,533 number 2010 up 35.1% 106th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 2023 down 83.3% 156th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 4,196 2010 up 29.5% 110th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 55.5% 2008 down 0.9% 97th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 5,936 number 2008 up 48.7% 88th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 11.0% 2024 down 52.2% 130th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 13,079 2010 up 59.4% 63rd Teachers in lower secondary education, female 5,936 2008 up 48.7% 94th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 55.5% 2008 down 0.9% 111th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 4,760 2008 up 51.9% 92nd Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 55.0% 2008 down 1.8% 94th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.6% 2010 up 12.8% 42nd Teachers in upper secondary education, female 3,009 2008 up 65.4% 97th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 95.1% 2010 up 13.5% 80th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 9.6% 2007 up 131.3% 24th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 13.0% 2007 up 130.3% 21st Teachers in upper secondary education, male 2,459 2008 up 72.3% 100th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 3,819 2010 up 48.7% 59th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 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