Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 21.8% 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 21.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 438.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua peaked at 24.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2010.
That places Nicaragua 90th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 14.5% | — |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -50.1% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +496.4% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.1% | 14.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.8% | 24.2% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Nicaragua was 21.8% 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 24.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nicaragua ranks 90th 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 438.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release