School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 10.86 years in 2002. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua, 1970–2002
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 10.86 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2002. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua peaked at 10.86 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.17 years, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.17 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.39 years | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 5.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 5.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 5.58 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 5.89 years | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 6.21 years | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 6.37 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 6.56 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 7.84 years | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 7.6 years | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 8.15 years | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 7.61 years | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 7.41 years | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 7.24 years | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 7.46 years | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 7.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 8.01 years | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 8.17 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 8.67 years | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 10.86 years | +25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.79 years | 5.17 years | 6.56 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.62 years | 7.24 years | 8.15 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.09 years | 7.49 years | 8.67 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.86 years | 10.86 years | 10.86 years | 1 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,559 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua was 10.86 years in 2002, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10.86 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 years in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Nicaragua ranks 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2002.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.