Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.17 GPI in 2007. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Nicaragua, 1970–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2007, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Nicaragua stood at 1.17 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Nicaragua peaked at 1.85 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.08 GPI, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 7th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.18 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.12 GPI | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 1.15 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.24 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 1.31 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 1.1 GPI | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 1.28 GPI | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 1.18 GPI | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 1.21 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.85 GPI | +52.4% |
| 1985 | 1.31 GPI | -29.2% |
| 1986 | 1.34 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.4 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 GPI | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 1.09 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.23 GPI | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.18 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPI | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.18 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.17 GPI | -2.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.17 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.17 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +52.4% | 1.21 GPI | 1.85 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.38 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.85 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.23 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.15 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 4 Burkina Faso 1.23 GPI compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 1.21 GPI compare
- 6 Suriname 1.18 GPI compare
- 8 Rwanda 1.15 GPI compare
- 9 Madagascar 1.11 GPI compare
- 10 Gambia 1.1 GPI compare
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Nicaragua?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Nicaragua was 1.17 GPI in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 GPI in 1984.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Nicaragua ranks 7th out of 154 countries with data for 2007.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.