School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.79 years in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 10.79 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2010. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nicaragua peaked at 10.79 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.81 years, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.81 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.15 years | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 5.01 years | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 5.18 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 5.31 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 5.8 years | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 5.87 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 6.99 years | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 6.81 years | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 7.28 years | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 6.7 years | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 6.12 years | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 6.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.33 years | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 6.2 years | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 6.18 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.86 years | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 8.6 years | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 8.68 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.04 years | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 9.74 years | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 10.23 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 10.47 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 10.77 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 10.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 10.72 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.79 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3 years | 4.81 years | 5.87 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.52 years | 6.1 years | 7.28 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.23 years | 7.86 years | 8.6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.06 years | 8.68 years | 10.79 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.79 years | 10.79 years | 10.79 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 129 Vanuatu 10.95 years compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 10.85 years compare
- 131 Guyana 10.82 years compare
- 133 Paraguay 10.78 years compare
- 134 Palestine, State of 10.78 years compare
- 135 Solomon Islands 10.77 years compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.43 % change on previous year (1992)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,138 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,569 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,644 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.74 % change on previous year (1992)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 80,313 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.16 % change on previous year (1992)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nicaragua was 10.79 years in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10.79 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 years in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.