School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 3.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 3.57 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Nicaragua peaked at 3.8 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8586 years, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8586 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.9069 years | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9559 years | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9781 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.11 years | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 1.23 years | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 1.45 years | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 1.6 years | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 2.11 years | +32.1% |
| 1982 | 1.83 years | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 2.26 years | +23.6% |
| 1984 | 2.14 years | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 2.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.12 years | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.25 years | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 2.07 years | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 2.12 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.5 years | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 2.87 years | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 2.93 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.09 years | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 3.31 years | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 3.51 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 3.68 years | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.74 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.74 years | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.79 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.41 years | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 3.57 years | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 years | 0.8586 years | 1.6 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.12 years | 1.83 years | 2.26 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.69 years | 2.5 years | 2.87 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.47 years | 2.93 years | 3.8 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.79 years | 3.79 years | 3.79 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.49 years | 3.41 years | 3.57 years | 2 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.54 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nicaragua was 3.57 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8586 years in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release