ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Nicaragua: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
85.5%
in 2024
Nicaragua
91.8%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
134th
Nicaragua rank
136th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 91.8% against 85.5% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 6.3%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Nicaragua ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 134th and Nicaragua ranks 136th of 221 groups.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 45.7% 53.7% 8.0% Nicaragua
1980s 54.4% 64.5% 10.1% Nicaragua
1990s 64.8% 73.4% 8.6% Nicaragua
2000s 72.8% 93.1% 20.2% Nicaragua
2010s 78.4% 97.6% 19.1% Nicaragua
2020s 84.4% 91.8% 7.3% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 91.8% against 85.5% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Nicaragua?
6.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Nicaragua?
34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Nicaragua rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 134th and Nicaragua ranks 136th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
432 places, 16,352 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release