School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nicaragua is 11.98 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nicaragua peaked at 11.98 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.21 years, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 131st out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.21 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.5 years | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 5.41 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 5.62 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 5.91 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 6.23 years | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 7.75 years | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 8.32 years | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 7.93 years | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 8.21 years | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 7.89 years | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 8.1 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 11.01 years | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 11.98 years | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.65 years | 5.21 years | 6.23 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 8.03 years | 7.75 years | 8.32 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.01 years | 11.01 years | 11.01 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 11.98 years | 11.98 years | 11.98 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 128 Samoa 12.16 years compare
- 129 Myanmar 12.13 years compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 12.04 years compare
- 132 Côte d'Ivoire 11.97 years compare
- 133 Ghana 11.76 years compare
- 134 Bangladesh 11.74 years compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nicaragua was 11.98 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 11.98 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 years in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 131st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release