Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 51.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 51.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua peaked at 51.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 1981.
Nicaragua ranks 127th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24.6% | — |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 25.5% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 25.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 26.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 26.7% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 27.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.0% | 24.6% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 26.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 33.0% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 42.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 48.2% | 51.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua was 51.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1981.
- How does Nicaragua rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Nicaragua ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release