Primary completion rate, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Primary completion rate, male was 80.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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About this data
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.