Nicaragua's adult literacy rose from 76.7 % in 2001 to 87.3 % in 2014.
Nicaragua's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 85.8 % in 1980 to 109.5 % in 2023.
Nicaragua · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Nicaragua's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 86.2 % in 2001 to 95.3 % in 2014.
Nicaragua's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 30.2 % in 1977 to 70.2 % in 2023.
Nicaragua's tertiary enrolment rose from 4.1 % in 1970 to 30.4 % in 2023.
Nicaragua's children out of school, primary fell from 203,479 in 1976 to 53,481 in 2023.
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- Primary completion ratedown −1.1 pts114th of 134*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +0.8 pts82nd of 105*
- Expected years of schoolingup +0.0 yrs146th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs106th of 145
- Learning povertyup +8.5 pts26th of 41*
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- Education spendingdown −0.9 pts85th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −6.7 pts70th of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +3.5 %102nd of 139*
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