Lower secondary completion rate, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 59.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Nicaragua, 1987–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2010, lower secondary completion rate, male in Nicaragua stood at 59.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Nicaragua peaked at 59.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1987.
That places Nicaragua 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 15.5% | — |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | +42.5% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | +37.1% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 15.5% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 25.3% | 39.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 41.0% | 57.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,559 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9744 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0627 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 452,521 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8482 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0663 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Nicaragua?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Nicaragua was 59.5% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2010.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.