Education in Nicaragua

1,654 indicators covering education for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 194,952 number 2019 up 2.0% 96th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 40.8% 23rd
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 15.9% 2023 up 2.3% 88th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 51.7% 34th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0127 units per person 2022 down 0.9% 27th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 54.0% 67th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0162 units per person 2023 102nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0118 units per person 2023 104th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 26.45 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.7% 114th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2469 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.8% 135th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 12th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 32nd
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 1.91 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.3% 140th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 11.51 years 2023 up 3.8% 146th
School enrollment, preprimary 69.0% 2020 up 24.2% 99th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 1.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.9% 142nd
School enrollment, tertiary, male 25.2% 2023 111th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 35.7% 2023 114th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.29 GPI 2023 71st
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2010 down 5.6% 19th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate -14.01 % change on previous year 2023 down 304.2% 187th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.19 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.9% 101st
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 458,321 2010 up 45.3% 98th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0012 units per person 2023 down 20.0% 162nd
Secondary education, teachers, female 7,967 2023 down 4.8% 123rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.59 units per square kilometre 2023 114th
Average years of schooling among adults 9.93 years 2023 up 15.0% 97th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 9.93 years 2023 up 15.0% 97th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 9.93 years 2023 up 15.0% 97th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 13.0% 2023 down 18.6% 154th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 53.2% 87th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 9.96 years 2023 up 14.3% 94th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.1% 51st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0053 units per person 2022 up 3.3% 31st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0074 units per person 2022 down 3.6% 28th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 11.33 years 2023 up 3.5% 154th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 32.1% 35th
Primary completion rate, male 80.5% 2022 up 0.1% 141st
Primary completion rate, female 82.9% 2022 down 2.7% 142nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 36.7% 32nd
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.2% 62nd
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0019 units per person 2023 down 29.0% 188th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.1059 units per square kilometre 2023 down 15.6% 171st
Duration of compulsory education 7 years 2025 unchanged 173rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0.3391 % change on previous year 2023 down 3.4% 13th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0799 units per person 2010 up 27.2% 67th
Secondary education, general pupils 458,321 2010 up 45.3% 98th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 58.5% 107th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 218,062 number 2010 up 30.7% 80th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 64.7% 2010 up 43.2% 136th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 99.3% 2010 up 22.0% 80th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.97 years 2010 up 22.2% 127th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.1923 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.7% 124th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 1.09 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.4% 99th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.0546 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.5% 127th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 1.1 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.4% 98th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.7089 units per square kilometre 2022 up 16.3% 35th