Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9796 GPIA in 2014. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nicaragua, 2001–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nicaragua is 0.9796 GPIA, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nicaragua peaked at 0.9796 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9156 GPIA, in 2009.
Nicaragua ranks 66th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.938 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9238 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9156 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9461 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9796 GPIA | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9258 GPIA | 0.9156 GPIA | 0.938 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9628 GPIA | 0.9461 GPIA | 0.9796 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nicaragua?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nicaragua was 0.9796 GPIA in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9796 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9156 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Nicaragua ranks 66th out of 104 countries with data for 2014.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release