School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.28 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.28 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4724 GPIA, in 1976.
Nicaragua ranks 78th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4724 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4738 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4937 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5186 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5648 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5173 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4724 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5401 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8706 GPIA | +61.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8191 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9002 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 1.22 GPIA | +35.1% |
| 1986 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.17 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9613 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9857 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.09 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.28 GPIA | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5066 GPIA | 0.4724 GPIA | 0.5648 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.8191 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9613 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 75 Armenia 1.28 GPIA compare
- 76 Republic of Moldova 1.28 GPIA compare
- 77 Bulgaria 1.28 GPIA compare
- 79 Israel 1.27 GPIA compare
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 1.27 GPIA compare
- 81 Marshall Islands 1.27 GPIA compare
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua was 1.28 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4724 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nicaragua ranks 78th out of 191 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release