Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 11.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nicaragua, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 11.0% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.7% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nicaragua peaked at 26.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 130th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 11.9% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 14.6% | 15.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.3% | 26.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 11.0% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Manufacturing, value added 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 76.1% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 19.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 712.65 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.28 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 5.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 102.52 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 87.5% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 9.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 113.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nicaragua?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nicaragua was 11.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Nicaragua ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.