Primary school enrolment (gross) in Nicaragua

Gross primary school enrolment in Nicaragua was 109.5% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2001.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1970 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Nicaragua, 2023 109.5% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2010 −10.1percentage points 2010: 119.7%
World, 2023 100.7% Official aggregate
Position in 2023 30th of 166 See the full ranking

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Nicaragua over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period NicaraguaWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 109.5% 100.7%
2022 – 100.4%
2021 – 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 – 99.1%
2017 – 101.8%
2016 – 102.1%
2015 – 101.0%
2014 – 101.6%
2013 – 103.0%
2012 – 102.9%
2011 – 102.4%
2010 119.7% 102.5%
2009 – 102.7%
2008 121.1% 102.9%
2007 121.7% 102.7%
2006 123.0% 101.7%
2005 119.2% 101.7%
2004 117.8% 101.6%
2003 115.3% 100.9%
2002 114.2% 99.4%
2001 107.0% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 119.7% in 2010, a change of −10.1 percentage points.
  • Since 2000, when it was 103.3%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Nicaragua has the 30th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 100.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2023 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