School life expectancy, primary, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, female in Nicaragua stood at 6.48 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Nicaragua peaked at 7.21 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.22 years, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 49th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.47 years | 4.22 years | 4.74 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.46 years | 5.3 years | 5.61 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.82 years | 5.43 years | 6.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.84 years | 6.19 years | 7.21 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.03 years | 7.03 years | 7.03 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.45 years | 6.42 years | 6.48 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 29,707 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Nicaragua was 6.48 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7.21 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 years in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 49th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release