Education in Nicaragua 1,654 indicators covering education for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 3.81 units per square kilometre 2010 up 45.3% 130th School enrollment, preprimary, male 67.7% 2020 up 23.7% 98th School enrollment, preprimary, female 70.4% 2020 up 24.7% 96th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -11 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,289.3% 180th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 2.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.9% 98th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 6,880 2010 down 61.5% 136th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 48.4% 2007 up 5.4% 169th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.9194 units per square kilometre 2023 — 111th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.6674 units per square kilometre 2023 — 118th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2010 down 15.2% 33rd School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.8712 years 2002 up 109.5% 118th Government expenditure on education, total 11.0% 2024 down 52.2% 130th Secondary education, general pupils 51.6% 2010 down 3.1% 42nd Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,546 number 2010 up 21.6% 94th Lower secondary completion rate, female 69.9% 2010 up 41.9% 136th Lower secondary completion rate, male 59.5% 2010 up 45.0% 141st Children out of school 6.7% 2023 up 49.3% 70th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 218,062 number 2010 up 30.7% 80th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.038 number per person 2010 up 14.4% 32nd Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 67,982 2025 up 6.2% 101st Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 66,032 2025 up 5.8% 101st Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 134,014 2025 up 6.0% 101st Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 34th Theoretical duration of secondary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 193rd Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 167th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 80,313 2023 — 103rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 110,644 2023 — 95th Teachers in primary education, male 6,569 2023 down 6.5% 104th Teachers in primary education, female 23,138 2023 down 1.7% 99th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 77.9% 2023 up 1.1% 101st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 109.5% 2023 down 8.5% 42nd School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.58 years 2023 down 8.1% 49th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.5% 2023 up 337.7% 99th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.2% 2023 up 567.7% 110th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 190,957 2023 — 100th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.5% 2023 down 5.9% 123rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.8% 2023 down 7.1% 110th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 263,618 2023 up 20.9% 76th Enrolment in secondary education, male 233,434 2023 up 3.9% 112th Enrolment in secondary education, female 230,226 2023 down 4.3% 113th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29,707 2023 down 2.8% 108th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% 2023 up 431.5% 105th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% 2023 down 6.5% 120th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 463,660 2023 down 0.3% 113th Enrolment in primary education, male 452,521 2023 down 4.9% 87th Enrolment in primary education, female 427,559 2023 down 4.5% 89th School age population, upper secondary education, male 134,213 2025 up 3.4% 113th School age population, upper secondary education, female 130,506 2025 up 3.1% 114th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 264,719 2025 up 3.3% 114th School age population, secondary education, male 337,797 2025 up 4.5% 112th School age population, secondary education, female 328,297 2025 up 4.1% 109th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 666,094 2025 up 4.3% 110th ← Previous Page 5 of 28 Next →