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.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.32 | — |
| 1971 | 56.36 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 55.44 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 55.84 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 55.41 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 57.05 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 58.06 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 57.13 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 55.23 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 64.11 | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 62.97 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 63.51 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 62.01 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 66.03 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 64.65 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 66.12 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 66.34 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 64.74 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 67.38 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 70.18 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 73.72 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 74.56 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 75.42 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 73.37 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 72.24 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 81.69 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 84.71 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 88.58 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 95.55 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 98.94 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 99.05 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.98 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 96.22 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 96.79 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 95.54 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 93.34 | -2.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 93.34 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 93.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.34, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.5 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.34 (2023)
- 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)
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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