Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.5% 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
Nicaragua recorded 92.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua peaked at 98.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1985.
That places Nicaragua 123rd out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.3% | — |
| 1971 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 91.1% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 81.3% | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 84.8% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 82.0% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 78.2% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 80.2% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 74.9% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 85.3% | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 89.3% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 94.4% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.9% | 81.3% | 91.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 74.9% | 89.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 94.4% | 94.4% | 94.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 94.3% | 96.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 92.1% | 92.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- 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)
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 92.5% 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 98.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1985.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Nicaragua ranks 123rd out of 217 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 5.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release