School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2002. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1970–2002
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.06 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2002.
The figure is down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 1.29 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9879 GPI, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 59th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9879 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9885 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.995 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.01 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.03 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.08 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.08 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.12 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 1.29 GPI | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 1.26 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.24 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPI | 0.9879 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.18 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1 |
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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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Nicaragua was 1.06 GPI in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPI in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9879 GPI in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2002.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.