Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Nicaragua stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 1.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
Nicaragua ranks 159th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4% | — |
| 1971 | 0.5% | +35.7% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +88.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -46.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -56.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +107.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -32.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +41.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -13.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 32% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 31% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 159th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release