Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 93.34 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
93.34
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.05
in 2005
All-time low
54.32
in 1970
Years of data
36
1970–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: primary education in Nicaragua is 93.34, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Nicaragua peaked at 99.05 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.32, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 21st of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.09 | 54.32 | 58.06 | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.5 | 62.01 | 66.34 | 9 |
| 1990s | 73.57 | 67.38 | 81.69 | 8 |
| 2000s | 94.6 | 84.71 | 99.05 | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.54 | 95.54 | 95.54 | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.34 | 93.34 | 93.34 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 18 Costa Rica 95.27 compare
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.19 compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 93.48 compare
- 22 Montserrat 93.31 compare
- 23 Colombia 92.68 compare
- 24 Guatemala 91.63 compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.54 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in Nicaragua?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Nicaragua was 93.34 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 99.05 in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.32 in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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