Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 109.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nicaragua stood at 109.5%.
The figure is down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nicaragua peaked at 123.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.4% | 69.6% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.3% | 84.0% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.6% | 87.3% | 102.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.9% | 103.3% | 123.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 119.7% | 119.7% | 119.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 109.5% | 109.5% | 109.5% | 1 |
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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nicaragua?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nicaragua was 109.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 123.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.