Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 85.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nicaragua, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 85.6% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nicaragua peaked at 85.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1999.
That places Nicaragua 89th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.5% | — |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 70.0% | 85.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.6% | 85.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 86 Maldives 86.0% compare
- 87 New Zealand 85.8% compare
- 88 El Salvador 85.8% compare
- 90 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 85.6% compare
- 91 Malaysia 85.0% compare
- 92 Montenegro 84.8% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nicaragua?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Nicaragua was 85.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Nicaragua ranks 89th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release