Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 78.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua is 78.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua peaked at 95.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 111th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 84.2% | — |
| 2000 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 84.2% | 91.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 77.5% | 78.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua was 78.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper 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