Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 66.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nicaragua, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 66.2% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nicaragua peaked at 66.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1999.
Nicaragua ranks 91st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 30.1% | 57.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 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)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nicaragua?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nicaragua was 66.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Nicaragua ranks 91st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.