Education in Nicaragua

1,654 indicators covering education for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 63.2% 2008 up 14.9% 71st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 49.6% 2008 up 28.4% 75th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 8.7% 2023 up 9.4% 63rd
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 9.5% 2007 up 40.2% 35th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 down 100.0% 139th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 down 100.0% 135th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 32.0% 2023 down 1.1% 84th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 6,368 number 2010 up 32.6% 69th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 22.37 millions 2023 up 22.7% 94th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education 41.39 headcount basis 2008 down 36.2% 7th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 7.7% 2007 up 33.8% 37th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9375 GPIA 2023 down 5.4% 92nd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.3% 2023 up 1.1% 37th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2023 up 2.3% 37th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.7% 2023 down 1.1% 135th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 244.91 millions 2023 up 56.6% 96th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 11.4% 2007 up 43.6% 30th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 21,373 number 2010 up 44.0% 66th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 62.5% 2008 up 30.6% 68th
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 70.36 millions 2023 up 35.4% 119th
Adolescents out of school, female 20.8% 2023 up 39.3% 40th
Adolescents out of school, male 12.4% 2023 down 17.0% 63rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 68.1% 2008 up 23.9% 62nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 55.6% 2008 up 43.6% 68th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2019 unchanged 6th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2019 156th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 3,414 number 2010 up 14.0% 67th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 4,032 number 2010 up 38.8% 56th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.22 GPIA 2008 down 6.3% 2nd
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 79.2% 2023 down 6.9% 124th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9045 GPIA 2023 down 9.6% 152nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 47.4% 2023 down 10.6% 134th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 0.9% 2023 down 19.2% 134th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 52.6% 2023 up 12.0% 36th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 87.6% 2023 up 3.0% 100th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 319,539 number 2010 up 39.2% 100th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 53.7% 2023 up 18.2% 33rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 46.3% 2023 down 15.1% 136th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 0.9% 2023 down 26.1% 136th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 70.36 millions 2023 up 4.1% 120th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 244.91 millions 2023 up 20.5% 95th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.4 GPIA 2023 up 40.6% 18th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1.15 GPI 2007 down 3.6% 3rd
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 84.7% 2023 up 0.0% 86th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 160,682 number 2010 up 34.7% 98th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 4,194 number 2010 up 27.0% 58th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 2,549 number 2010 up 14.1% 62nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 9 2023 155th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 175th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.18 GPIA 2008 down 8.7% 3rd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 145,662 number 2010 up 40.5% 111th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 8,294 number 2010 up 24.9% 65th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 2.9% 2007 up 62.8% 54th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 4.1% 2007 up 57.5% 49th
Net intake rate in grade 1 65.5% 2010 up 54.5% 78th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 79,851 number 2010 up 35.9% 107th