Primary completion rate, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Primary completion rate, total was 81.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Nicaragua, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, primary completion rate, total in Nicaragua stood at 81.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Nicaragua peaked at 82.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.3% | — |
| 1971 | 30.6% | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 32.8% | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 30.6% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 34.7% | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 34.2% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 30.2% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 33.8% | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 30.7% | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 29.0% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 31.2% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 37.9% | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 46.6% | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 38.6% | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 41.8% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 44.1% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.3% | 27.3% | 34.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 29.0% | 47.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 38.6% | 66.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 65.5% | 79.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 140 Papua New Guinea 82.7% compare
- 141 El Salvador 82.6% compare
- 142 Zambia 81.8% compare
- 144 Romania 81.0% compare
- 145 Kuwait 80.4% compare
- 146 Côte d'Ivoire 80.2% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Nicaragua
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 537,376 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 445,050 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 5.18 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 58.39 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 7.70 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 4.33 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.62 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 485,801 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 644,273 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 10.91 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Nicaragua?
- Primary completion rate, total in Nicaragua was 81.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.