Education in Nicaragua 1,654 indicators covering education for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.966 GPIA 2014 down 0.4% 22nd School enrollment, secondary, private 20.4% 2023 down 6.4% 65th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.15 GPIA 2007 down 1.8% 8th School enrollment, primary 94.9% 2010 up 17.1% 74th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 52.5% 2007 up 4.2% 153rd Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 44.7% 2007 up 6.9% 155th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 1.3% 130th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.4% 2010 down 82.1% 105th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.9% 2010 down 69.8% 75th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 87.0% 2014 up 14.5% 54th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 64.7% 2010 up 43.2% 140th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 87.7% 2014 up 16.7% 53rd Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 86.2% 2014 up 12.2% 56th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2014 up 3.8% 5th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 59.7% 2014 up 23.2% 48th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 95.3% 2014 up 9.5% 59th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 94.1% 2014 up 10.5% 61st Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2014 down 1.4% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 69.7% 2002 up 24.3% 129th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 659 2023 up 65.6% 144th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1,940 2023 up 23.6% 148th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 2023 down 66.7% 146th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 6 2023 — 152nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 29 2023 up 222.2% 162nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 — 154th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 2023 — 153rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 — 125th Trained teachers in primary education 59.2% 2023 down 20.9% 124th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 3,033 number 2002 up 435.9% 86th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 175th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 15.9% 2023 up 2.3% 88th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 153rd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 96.6% 2014 up 8.7% 62nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 157th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 124th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2010 down 0.6% 36th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1,237 2023 up 7.4% 16th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1,233 2023 up 7.3% 16th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 221.5% 187th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.6% 2023 up 23.6% 177th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 65.7% 173rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 67.0% 153rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 up 7.4% 20th Share of primary school teachers who are women 77.9% 2023 up 1.1% 101st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 up 7.5% 30th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.9062 GPIA 2023 down 29.0% 56th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 22,771 2022 down 38.2% 42nd End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 1 2025 unchanged 188th End month of the academic school year 11 2025 unchanged 40th Enrolment in primary education, female 447,764 number 2010 up 8.0% 86th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 69.9% 2010 up 41.9% 140th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 59.5% 2010 up 45.0% 145th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.15 GPIA 2010 down 1.5% 22nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 19.4% 2007 up 128.4% 12th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 15,693 2022 down 0.5% 51st Over-age students, primary 20.6% 2010 up 72.9% 19th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 22,672 2022 up 156.9% 38th ← Previous Page 9 of 28 Next →