Duration of compulsory education in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Duration of compulsory education was 7 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 200 countries
All-time high
7
in 2006
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998β2025
Duration of compulsory education in Nicaragua, 1998β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Nicaragua peaked at 7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
Nicaragua ranks 168th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 168 Eswatini, Kingdom of 7 compare
- 168 Lesotho, Kingdom of 7 compare
- 168 Namibia 7 compare
- 168 Tanzania, United Republic of 7 compare
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 7 compare
- 168 Uganda 7 compare
- 168 Zambia 7 compare
- 168 Zimbabwe 7 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Nicaragua?
- Duration of compulsory education in Nicaragua was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2006.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Nicaragua rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Nicaragua ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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