School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 0.9175 years in 2002. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2002
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nicaragua is 0.9175 years, measured in 2002. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 122.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nicaragua peaked at 0.9175 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1329 years, in 1971.
That places Nicaragua 121st out of 177 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1453 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1329 years | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1684 years | +26.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1486 years | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1709 years | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2161 years | +26.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2275 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2443 years | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.457 years | +87.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4713 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4348 years | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4619 years | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4228 years | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4004 years | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3973 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3724 years | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4125 years | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.549 years | +33.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5715 years | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9175 years | +60.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.9175 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.9175 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.19 years, 42% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1818 years | 0.1329 years | 0.2443 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4414 years | 0.4004 years | 0.4713 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4605 years | 0.3724 years | 0.5715 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9175 years | 0.9175 years | 0.9175 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.5 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nicaragua was 0.9175 years in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9175 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1329 years in 1971.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 121st out of 177 countries with data for 2002.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (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.