Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 77.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua is 77.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua peaked at 77.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1981.
Nicaragua ranks 129th of 165 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 41.8% | — |
| 1982 | 42.6% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 43.4% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 44.1% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 54.5% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 56.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5% | 41.8% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 47.1% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 56.8% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 67.1% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 74.4% | 77.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.54 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nicaragua was 77.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1981.
- How does Nicaragua rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Nicaragua ranks 129th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release