School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
64th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 1971
All-time low
0.9957 GPIA
in 2008
Years of data
36
1970–2023
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9957 GPIA, in 2008.
Nicaragua ranks 64th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9957 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9957 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nicaragua ranks 64th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release