Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 8.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nicaragua, 2001–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 8.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nicaragua peaked at 8.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 98th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.0% | — |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +65.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 2 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nicaragua?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nicaragua was 8.2% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release