Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita was 9.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua is 9.93 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 9.93 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.52 years, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.52 years | — |
| 1991 | 5.64 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.77 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.9 years | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 6.02 years | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 6.15 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.29 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 6.43 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 6.57 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 6.71 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 6.85 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.95 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.16 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.26 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.36 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.51 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.65 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 7.8 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 8.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.27 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.46 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.64 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.82 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.01 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.16 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.32 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.48 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.63 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.79 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.93 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.93 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.93 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1 years | 5.52 years | 6.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 years | 6.85 years | 7.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.89 years | 8.09 years | 9.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 years | 9.79 years | 9.93 years | 4 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.43 % change on previous year (1992)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,138 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,569 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,644 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.74 % change on previous year (1992)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 80,313 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.16 % change on previous year (1992)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 9.93 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 9.93 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 years in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.