Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 81.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nicaragua, 1999–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 81.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2010. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nicaragua peaked at 81.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1999.
That places Nicaragua 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.5% | — |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 56.1% | 79.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 133 India 82.2% compare
- 134 Puerto Rico 81.8%
- 135 Paraguay 81.6% compare
- 137 Bangladesh 80.7% compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 80.6% compare
- 139 Cayman Islands 80.2% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nicaragua?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Nicaragua was 81.5% in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2010.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.