School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.8712 years in 2002. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua, 1970–2002
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2002, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua stood at 0.8712 years. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua peaked at 0.8712 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2046 years, in 1971.
Nicaragua ranks 118th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2238 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2046 years | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2521 years | +23.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2159 years | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.235 years | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3146 years | +33.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3518 years | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3454 years | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4214 years | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5363 years | +27.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4851 years | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5182 years | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4547 years | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4084 years | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.371 years | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3652 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3843 years | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3799 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4158 years | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5352 years | +28.7% |
| 1997 | 0.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8712 years | +61.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.285 years | 0.2046 years | 0.4214 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4484 years | 0.3652 years | 0.5363 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.451 years | 0.3799 years | 0.54 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8712 years | 0.8712 years | 0.8712 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 115 Samoa 0.9195 years compare
- 116 Seychelles 0.902 years
- 117 Aruba 0.8758 years
- 119 Luxembourg 0.8618 years compare
- 120 Ghana 0.8617 years compare
- 121 Sudan 0.8459 years
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, both sexes in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Nicaragua was 0.8712 years in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8712 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2046 years in 1971.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 183 countries with data for 2002.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.