Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Nicaragua
Gross tertiary enrolment in Nicaragua was 30.4% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Nicaragua, 2023
30.4%
Change from 2002
+12.4percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Position in 2023
93rd of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Nicaragua over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | – | 42.0% |
| 2021 | – | 41.1% |
| 2020 | – | 39.7% |
| 2019 | – | 38.7% |
| 2018 | – | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | – | 36.6% |
| 2014 | – | 35.6% |
| 2013 | – | 33.1% |
| 2012 | – | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 18.0% in 2002, a change of +12.4 percentage points.
- Since 1984, when it was 9.0%, the figure has changed by +21.3 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Nicaragua has the 93rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Nicaragua
All statistics for Nicaragua
Primary school enrolment (gross)
109.5%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
21.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
75.2%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
50.5%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
41.3%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
6.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS