Years of schooling in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Years of schooling was 9.93 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.93
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 192 countries
All-time high
9.93
in 2021
All-time low
5.52
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Nicaragua is 9.93, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Nicaragua peaked at 9.93 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.52, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 97th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1 | 5.52 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 | 6.85 | 7.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.89 | 8.09 | 9.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 | 9.79 | 9.93 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 29,707 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Nicaragua?
- Years of schooling in Nicaragua was 9.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 9.93 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for years of schooling?
- Nicaragua ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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