Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.27 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.27 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 1.27 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1 index, in 1981.
That places Nicaragua 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.1 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.12 index | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.14 index | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.17 index | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.19 index | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.2 index | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.21 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.2 index | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.2 index | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.2 index | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.19 index | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.19 index | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.18 index | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.18 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.19 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.2 index | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.22 index | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.23 index | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.23 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.22 index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.22 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.22 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.22 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.22 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.23 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.23 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.23 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.23 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.24 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.24 index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.24 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.25 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.25 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.25 index | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.26 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.26 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.26 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.26 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.27 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.27 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.27 index | -0.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.27 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.27 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.14 index | 1.1 index | 1.2 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.19 index | 1.18 index | 1.21 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 index | 1.22 index | 1.23 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 index | 1.23 index | 1.26 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 index | 1.26 index | 1.27 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua was 1.27 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 index in 1981.
- How does Nicaragua rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nicaragua ranks 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.