Education in Nicaragua 134 indicators covering education for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 51.4% 2007 up 6.0% 157th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 150 2024 down 28.2% 102nd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 256 2024 down 17.2% 92nd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 485 2024 down 9.9% 91st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 683 2024 down 10.6% 93rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 139.7% 2010 down 3.9% 10th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 146.2% 2010 down 4.6% 10th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.4% 2100 down 26.8% 38th Number of adults with no formal education by region 117,600 people 2100 down 28.8% 62nd Population by level of education 2.66 million people 2100 up 9.7% 118th Repeaters, primary, female 6.6% 2010 up 50.5% 44th Repeaters, primary, male 9.2% 2010 up 57.7% 36th School enrollment, secondary, private 20.4% 2023 down 6.4% 65th School enrollment, primary 94.9% 2010 up 17.1% 74th Trained teachers in primary education 59.2% 2023 down 20.9% 124th Over-age students, primary 20.6% 2010 up 72.9% 19th Secondary education, teachers 62.5% 2023 up 12.7% 83rd School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% 2010 up 17.1% 47th School enrollment, primary, male 93.9% 2010 up 17.2% 74th Over-age students, primary, male 21.8% 2010 up 79.8% 19th Over-age students, primary, female 19.3% 2010 up 65.1% 21st Compulsory education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 168th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 96.3% 2010 up 13.1% 85th Trained teachers in primary education, female 63.4% 2023 down 19.8% 115th Trained teachers in primary education, male 44.6% 2023 down 27.1% 120th Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2010 down 2.0% 113th Tertiary education, academic staff 44.6% 2023 — 82nd Persistence to grade 5, female 55.2% 2007 up 4.2% 143rd Persistence to grade 5, male 47.9% 2007 up 8.1% 144th School enrollment, secondary 48.4% 2010 up 39.7% 126th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th School enrollment, secondary, female 52.4% 2010 up 38.5% 118th School enrollment, secondary, male 44.6% 2010 up 41.3% 128th Expenditure on tertiary education 26.0% 2010 — 35th Literacy rate, youth female 96.6% 2014 up 8.7% 62nd Children out of school, primary 53,481 2023 up 55.4% 69th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.6% 2010 up 12.8% 42nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 95.1% 2010 up 13.5% 80th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2014 down 1.4% 6th Literacy rate, youth male 94.1% 2014 up 10.5% 61st Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 30.22 2010 down 15.3% 45th Literacy rate, youth total 95.3% 2014 up 9.5% 59th Expenditure on secondary education 13.2% 2010 — 146th Expenditure on primary education 39.8% 2010 — 43rd Secondary education, pupils 51.7% 2010 down 3.2% 22nd Children out of school, primary, female 25,719 2023 up 48.3% 74th Children out of school, primary, male 27,762 2023 up 62.7% 73rd Trained teachers in preprimary education 54.9% 2023 up 64.8% 87th Trained teachers in secondary education 18.4% 2023 down 65.0% 106th Adolescents out of school 16.5% 2023 up 10.7% 47th Current education expenditure, primary 81.0% 2023 down 16.0% 122nd Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 55.0% 2023 up 65.2% 84th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 18.8% 2023 down 68.1% 102nd Trained teachers in secondary education, male 17.7% 2023 down 60.4% 100th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 30.83 2010 down 3.7% 12th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 21.19 2010 down 18.4% 57th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 32.0% 2023 down 1.1% 84th Adolescents out of school, female 20.8% 2023 up 39.3% 40th Adolescents out of school, male 12.4% 2023 down 17.0% 63rd Net intake rate in grade 1 65.5% 2010 up 54.5% 78th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →