Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Nicaragua

Primary school enrollment in Nicaragua in 2010 — 94.9%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 129. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 42.8 pp.

2010 94.9% −1.5 pp vs 2008
World rank 51of 129
Period maximum 96.4%2008
Period minimum 52.1%1970

Trend over time

1970–2010 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Nicaragua, 1970–2010406080100197019741978198219861990199419982002200620101970: 52.1%1971: 54.5%1972: 54.1%1973: 54.7%1974: 54.6%1975: 56.7%1976: 58.1%1977: 57.3%1978: 55.4%1980: 64.1%1982: 62.7%1983: 63.2%1984: 61.6%1985: 65.6%1986: 64.4%1987: 65.9%1988: 66%1989: 64.2%1990: 66.6%1991: 69.1%1992: 72.5%1993: 73.3%1994: 74.4%1995: 72.8%1996: 72.3%1999: 78.4%2000: 81%2001: 84%2002: 90.2%2004: 92.6%2005: 92.5%2006: 95.9%2007: 95.6%2008: 96.4%2010: 94.9%
Change over the period: +42.8 pp Annual average: 1.07 pp

Comparison, 2010

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 94.9%
World 88.6%
Central America computed 96.7%
Primary school enrollment — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 94.9
2008 96.4 +0.8 pp
2007 95.6 −0.2 pp
2006 95.9 +3.4 pp
2005 92.5 −0.2 pp
2004 92.6
2002 90.2 +6.2 pp
2001 84 +3 pp
2000 81 +2.6 pp
1999 78.4
1996 72.3 −0.5 pp
1995 72.8 −1.6 pp
1994 74.4 +1 pp
1993 73.3 +0.8 pp
1992 72.5 +3.4 pp
1991 69.1 +2.5 pp
1990 66.6 +2.4 pp
1989 64.2 −1.8 pp
1988 66 +0.1 pp
1987 65.9 +1.5 pp
1986 64.4 −1.2 pp
1985 65.6 +4 pp
1984 61.6 −1.6 pp
1983 63.2 +0.4 pp
1982 62.7
1980 64.1
1978 55.4 −1.9 pp
1977 57.3 −0.7 pp
1976 58.1 +1.4 pp
1975 56.7 +2 pp
1974 54.6 −0.1 pp
1973 54.7 +0.6 pp
1972 54.1 −0.4 pp
1971 54.5 +2.5 pp
1970 52.1

Central America, 2010

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.