Inequality in education in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Inequality in education was 0.258 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Nicaragua, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in education in Nicaragua stood at 0.258. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2843 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.258, in 2014.
That places Nicaragua 57th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2685 | 0.258 | 0.2843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.258 | 0.258 | 0.258 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 29,707 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Nicaragua?
- Inequality in education in Nicaragua was 0.258 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2843 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.258 in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for inequality in education?
- Nicaragua ranks 57th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.