School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9869 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nicaragua stood at 0.9869 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nicaragua peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9869 GPIA, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 149th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.999 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9964 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.2 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 1.18 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9983 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9884 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9869 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9876 GPIA | 0.9869 GPIA | 0.9884 GPIA | 2 |
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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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nicaragua was 0.9869 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9869 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Nicaragua ranks 149th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release