Primary school completion rate in Nicaragua

The primary completion rate in Nicaragua was 81.7% in 2022.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 1970 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Nicaragua, 2022 81.7% % of the relevant age group
Change from 2010 −1.1percentage points 2010: 82.8%
World, 2022 91.1% Official aggregate

Primary school completion rate in Nicaragua over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group), 2001 to 2024
Period NicaraguaWorld
2024 – 88.0%
2023 – 87.3%
2022 81.7% 91.1%
2021 – 88.7%
2020 – 88.0%
2019 – 87.9%
2018 – 88.1%
2017 – 88.2%
2016 – 88.5%
2015 – 87.9%
2014 – 88.1%
2013 – 88.3%
2012 – 88.1%
2011 – 87.8%
2010 82.8% 88.5%
2009 – 89.0%
2008 78.3% 88.2%
2007 79.8% 86.5%
2006 79.4% 85.3%
2005 79.4% 85.0%
2004 75.3% 84.2%
2003 74.3% 83.5%
2002 74.4% 83.3%
2001 66.4% 82.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 82.8% in 2010, a change of −1.1 percentage points.
  • Since 2000, when it was 65.5%, the figure has changed by +16.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 91.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2022 for Nicaragua
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics