Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 21.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 21.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 320.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua peaked at 21.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2010.
Nicaragua ranks 76th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 16.8% | — |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -44.8% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +316.1% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 9.1% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.9% | 21.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,559 (2023)
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 21.1% 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 21.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nicaragua ranks 76th out of 168 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 up 320.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release