School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9725 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9725 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
158th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 1985
All-time low
0.9538 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
40
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.9725 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9538 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Nicaragua 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.08 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9848 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9857 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9697 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9647 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.959 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9538 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9549 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9608 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9607 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9641 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9708 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9725 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9848 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9665 GPIA | 0.9538 GPIA | 0.989 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9717 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 0.9725 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 155 Bahamas 0.9746 GPIA compare
- 156 Colombia 0.9735 GPIA compare
- 157 Guadeloupe 0.9734 GPIA compare
- 159 New Caledonia 0.9722 GPIA compare
- 160 Hong Kong, China 0.9718 GPIA compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.9717 GPIA compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.54 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua was 0.9725 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9538 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nicaragua ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release