Education in Nicaragua 1,654 indicators covering education for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, tertiary education, male 324,345 2025 up 1.4% 95th School age population, tertiary education, female 315,875 2025 up 0.5% 93rd School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 640,220 2025 up 0.9% 95th School age population, lower secondary education, male 203,584 2025 up 5.1% 104th School age population, lower secondary education, female 197,791 2025 up 4.7% 104th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 401,375 2025 up 4.9% 104th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 67,885 2025 up 5.3% 101st School age population, last grade of primary education, female 65,929 2025 up 5.0% 101st School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 133,814 2025 up 5.1% 101st School age population, primary education, male 405,953 2025 up 2.2% 96th School age population, primary education, female 394,013 2025 up 1.9% 95th School age population, primary education, both sexes 799,966 2025 up 2.1% 96th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 67,161 2025 down 0.5% 100th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 65,139 2025 down 0.8% 99th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 132,300 2025 down 0.6% 100th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 66,920 2025 down 1.5% 101st School age population, one year before the official primary entry 64,883 2025 down 1.7% 100th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 131,803 2025 down 1.6% 100th School age population, pre-primary education, male 200,056 2025 down 2.3% 100th School age population, pre-primary education, female 193,940 2025 down 2.5% 100th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 393,996 2025 down 2.4% 100th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 880,080 2023 down 4.7% 88th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 93.3% 2023 down 2.3% 135th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Primary education, pupils 880,080 2023 down 4.7% 88th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 463,660 2023 down 0.3% 113th Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0662 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.8% 153rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 111.0% 2023 down 8.9% 40th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9729 GPIA 2023 up 0.9% 158th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 108.0% 2023 down 8.1% 43rd School life expectancy, primary, male 6.67 years 2023 down 8.5% 46th School life expectancy, primary, female 6.48 years 2023 down 7.7% 53rd Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 6.7% 2023 up 49.3% 73rd Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate -0.9344 % change on previous year 2008 down 106.2% 155th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9725 GPIA 2023 up 0.9% 158th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 97.6% 2010 up 23.9% 91st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 101.0% 2010 up 20.1% 67th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.79 years 2010 up 24.2% 132nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2010 down 3.3% 31st School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.15 years 2010 up 20.2% 117th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 131,337 2023 up 21.4% 73rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 132,281 2023 up 20.4% 75th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 85,306 2022 up 16.3% 49th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.297 units per square kilometre 2022 up 21.2% 34th Government expenditure on education, total 2.9% 2023 down 29.7% 153rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.4118 units per square kilometre 2022 up 13.0% 40th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2010 down 23.8% 16th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.81 number per square kilometre 2010 up 30.7% 105th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 44.7% 2007 up 6.9% 155th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 52.5% 2007 up 4.2% 153rd Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0012 units per person 2010 down 66.3% 158th Secondary education, vocational pupils 6,880 2010 down 61.5% 136th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 12,739 2023 down 15.6% 133rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.76 % change on previous year 2008 down 67.8% 64th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.1059 units per square kilometre 2023 down 15.6% 171st Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.0572 units per square kilometre 2010 down 61.5% 156th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 93.5% 2023 down 2.0% 111th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 70.2% 2023 down 1.7% 162nd Number of under-five deaths, male 834 2024 down 41.6% 100th ← Previous Page 6 of 28 Next →