School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 0.8257 years in 2002. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2002
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.8257 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2002. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Nicaragua peaked at 0.8257 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.274 years, in 1971.
Nicaragua ranks 117th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2992 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.274 years | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3339 years | +21.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2818 years | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.298 years | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4112 years | +38.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4737 years | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4445 years | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5128 years | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5647 years | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4746 years | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3552 years | -25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3191 years | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3298 years | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3713 years | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3875 years | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4192 years | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5212 years | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5089 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8257 years | +62.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.8257 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7605 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.8257 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.68 years, 49% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.352 years | 0.274 years | 0.4737 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4261 years | 0.3191 years | 0.5647 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4416 years | 0.3713 years | 0.5212 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8257 years | 0.8257 years | 0.8257 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, male in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Nicaragua was 0.8257 years in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8257 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.274 years in 1971.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 117th out of 177 countries with data for 2002.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. 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, male (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.