Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua stood at 92.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua peaked at 98.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 1976.
That places Nicaragua 120th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.9% | — |
| 1971 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 91.5% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 90.7% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 83.5% | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 76.6% | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 86.4% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 84.1% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 80.7% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 81.9% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 77.8% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 86.7% | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 89.3% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 82.5% | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 79.9% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 82.6% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.6% | 76.6% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.4% | 77.8% | 89.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 78.1% | 94.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 94.6% | 96.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 91.7% | 92.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua was 92.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 1976.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Nicaragua ranks 120th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release