Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) was 71.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nicaragua, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nicaragua stood at 71.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nicaragua peaked at 71.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1981.
Nicaragua ranks 134th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.3% | 39.4% | 42.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 43.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 51.9% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 61.5% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 68.4% | 71.6% | 6 |
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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, male (modelled data) in Nicaragua?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Nicaragua was 71.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1981.
- How does Nicaragua rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Nicaragua ranks 134th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release