Primary completion rate, male in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Primary completion rate, male was 80.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
80.5%
World rank
141st
of 189 countries
All-time high
80.5%
in 2022
All-time low
25.5%
in 1984
Years of data
30
1970–2022

Primary completion rate, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2022

204060801970199620221970: 26.3 % of relevant age group1971: 29.4 % of relevant age group1972: 29.2 % of relevant age group1973: 30.9 % of relevant age group1977: 31.8 % of relevant age group1978: 31.5 % of relevant age group1979: 27.7 % of relevant age group1980: 30.1 % of relevant age group1982: 27.4 % of relevant age group1983: 27.5 % of relevant age group1984: 25.5 % of relevant age group1985: 26.7 % of relevant age group1986: 32.8 % of relevant age group1987: 40.4 % of relevant age group1988: 40.4 % of relevant age group1993: 44.2 % of relevant age group1994: 50.1 % of relevant age group1995: 46.2 % of relevant age group1999: 64.7 % of relevant age group2000: 62.5 % of relevant age group2001: 62.6 % of relevant age group2002: 71.1 % of relevant age group2003: 71.5 % of relevant age group2004: 72.7 % of relevant age group2005: 76.9 % of relevant age group2006: 76.8 % of relevant age group2007: 76.8 % of relevant age group2008: 75 % of relevant age group2010: 80.4 % of relevant age group2022: 80.5 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 80.5% for primary completion rate, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Nicaragua peaked at 80.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1984.

Nicaragua ranks 141st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Primary completion rate, male in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2022.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1970 26.3%
1971 29.4% +12.0%
1972 29.2% -0.9%
1973 30.9% +6.0%
1977 31.8% +2.8%
1978 31.5% -0.8%
1979 27.7% -12.2%
1980 30.1% +8.8%
1982 27.4% -9.1%
1983 27.5% +0.6%
1984 25.5% -7.4%
1985 26.7% +4.7%
1986 32.8% +23.0%
1987 40.4% +23.3%
1988 40.4% -0.2%
1993 44.2% +9.5%
1994 50.1% +13.4%
1995 46.2% -7.7%
1999 64.7% +39.9%
2000 62.5% -3.4%
2001 62.6% +0.3%
2002 71.1% +13.5%
2003 71.5% +0.5%
2004 72.7% +1.7%
2005 76.9% +5.8%
2006 76.8% -0.1%
2007 76.8% -0.0%
2008 75.0% -2.3%
2010 80.4% +7.2%
2022 80.5% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29.5% 26.3% 31.8% 7
1980s 31.3% 25.5% 40.4% 8
1990s 51.3% 44.2% 64.7% 4
2000s 71.8% 62.5% 76.9% 9
2010s 80.4% 80.4% 80.4% 1
2020s 80.5% 80.5% 80.5% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 138 Barbados 81.6% compare
  2. 139 El Salvador 81.1% compare
  3. 140 Romania 80.9% compare
  4. 142 Nauru 80.5% compare
  5. 143 Cote d'Ivoire 79.7% compare
  6. 144 Bhutan 79.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary completion rate, male in Nicaragua?
Primary completion rate, male in Nicaragua was 80.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1984.
How does Nicaragua rank for primary completion rate, male?
Nicaragua ranks 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,295 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.