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 ← Previous Page 4 of 28 Next →