Education in Nicaragua

1,654 indicators covering education for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of infant deaths, male 701 2024 down 44.0% 100th
Number of under-five deaths, female 652 2024 down 40.8% 100th
Number of under-five deaths, male 834 2024 down 41.6% 100th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 3.55 years 2023 down 2.7% 172nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.9175 years 2002 up 122.4% 121st
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2002 up 12.9% 107th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.8257 years 2002 up 97.0% 117th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.13 years 2023 down 6.3% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 91.8% 2023 down 5.9% 136th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2010 down 77.5% 113th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0041 number per person 2010 up 6.4% 72nd
Teachers in primary education, female 23,546 number 2010 up 21.6% 94th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 35,747 2022 up 21.2% 51st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 49,559 2022 up 13.0% 48th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.1957 number per square kilometre 2010 up 21.6% 117th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2023 up 0.5% 76th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2010 down 29.1% 13th
Children out of school, female 6.5% 2023 up 42.8% 74th
Children out of school, male 6.8% 2023 up 56.0% 75th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 9,565 2023 99th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 108,226 number 2010 up 29.7% 79th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 30.4% 2023 114th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 91.2% 2023 down 6.8% 134th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 70.7% 2023 down 5.1% 161st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9867 GPIA 2023 down 1.7% 148th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 92.4% 2023 down 5.1% 126th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 69.7% 2023 up 2.0% 158th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2023 down 6.3% 109th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 15.9% 2010 down 5.6% 132nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.06 years 2023 down 7.0% 164th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.19 years 2023 down 5.6% 163rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9869 GPIA 2023 down 1.4% 149th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.6 years 2023 115th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 3.57 years 2023 down 5.6% 172nd
School life expectancy, secondary, male 3.52 years 2023 up 0.4% 175th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2023 down 5.5% 112th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 59.7% 2010 up 6.0% 5th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.2% 2010 down 75.4% 168th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 10.86 years 2002 up 32.9% 140th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 3,337 2023 down 67.6% 123rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.99 years 2023 up 19.2% 94th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 143.1% 2010 down 4.2% 10th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 77.7% 2025 up 9.7% 129th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 84.0% 2025 up 9.3% 124th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.15 modelled data 2025 down 0.6% 15th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 71.6% 2025 up 10.2% 134th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -21.13 % change on previous year 2008 down 788.1% 174th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 62.5% 2023 up 12.7% 87th
Teachers in secondary education, female 7,967 2023 down 4.8% 123rd
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 7.5% 2023 up 337.7% 93rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 51.3% 2025 up 13.0% 127th