Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.9686 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua stood at 0.9686 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8656 GPIA, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 33rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.19 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8656 GPIA | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9686 GPIA | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9171 GPIA | 0.8656 GPIA | 0.9686 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9962 GPIA compare
- 31 Netherlands 0.9929 GPIA compare
- 32 Honduras 0.9702 GPIA compare
- 34 Eritrea 0.9551 GPIA compare
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9459 GPIA compare
- 36 Aruba 0.9447 GPIA compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- 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)
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 0.9686 GPIA 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 1.19 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8656 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nicaragua ranks 33rd out of 160 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 18.9%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release