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Secondary school enrollment — Nicaragua

Secondary school enrollment in Nicaragua in 2023 — 70.2%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 147. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 52.1 pp.

2023 70.2% −1.2 pp vs 2010
World rank 121of 147
Period maximum 72.2%2007
Period minimum 18%1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — Nicaragua, 1970–202302040608019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 18%1971: 18.6%1972: 20.2%1973: 20.3%1974: 22.1%1975: 24.3%1976: 26.4%1977: 30.2%1978: 27.5%1979: 30%1980: 36.9%1982: 33.9%1983: 37.8%1984: 33.4%1985: 29%1986: 30.1%1987: 32.7%1988: 32.7%1989: 32.1%1990: 35.6%1991: 41.6%1992: 41.8%1993: 42.5%1994: 43.3%1995: 45.1%1998: 46.7%1999: 51.9%2000: 53.4%2001: 56.4%2002: 60.7%2004: 65.4%2005: 68.6%2006: 69.1%2007: 72.2%2008: 70.8%2010: 71.4%2023: 70.2%
Change over the period: +52.1 pp Annual average: 0.98 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Nicaragua 70.2%
World 77.2%
Latin America & Caribbean 97.5%
Central America computed 91.7%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.7%
Secondary school enrollment — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 70.2 —
2010 71.4 —
2008 70.8 −1.4 pp
2007 72.2 +3.1 pp
2006 69.1 +0.5 pp
2005 68.6 +3.1 pp
2004 65.4 —
2002 60.7 +4.3 pp
2001 56.4 +3 pp
2000 53.4 +1.5 pp
1999 51.9 +5.2 pp
1998 46.7 —
1995 45.1 +1.8 pp
1994 43.3 +0.8 pp
1993 42.5 +0.7 pp
1992 41.8 +0.2 pp
1991 41.6 +6 pp
1990 35.6 +3.5 pp
1989 32.1 −0.6 pp
1988 32.7 −0 pp
1987 32.7 +2.6 pp
1986 30.1 +1 pp
1985 29 −4.3 pp
1984 33.4 −4.4 pp
1983 37.8 +3.9 pp
1982 33.9 —
1980 36.9 +6.8 pp
1979 30 +2.5 pp
1978 27.5 −2.6 pp
1977 30.2 +3.8 pp
1976 26.4 +2.2 pp
1975 24.3 +2.1 pp
1974 22.1 +1.8 pp
1973 20.3 +0.1 pp
1972 20.2 +1.5 pp
1971 18.6 +0.6 pp
1970 18 —

Central America, 2023

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

CR Costa Rica 125.5 MX Mexico 102.1 BZ Belize 83.6 NI Nicaragua 70.2 SV El Salvador 65.6 HN Honduras 54.5 GT Guatemala 47.4
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About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

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

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