School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.56 years in 2002. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2002
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 10.56 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2002. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nicaragua peaked at 10.56 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.11 years, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 148th out of 175 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.11 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.42 years | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 5.35 years | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 5.46 years | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 5.72 years | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 6.24 years | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 7.32 years | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 7.85 years | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 7.17 years | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 6.48 years | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 6.42 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 6.66 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 10.56 years | +58.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.55 years | 5.11 years | 6.24 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.98 years | 6.42 years | 7.85 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.56 years | 10.56 years | 10.56 years | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 66,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 64,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 66,210 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nicaragua?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nicaragua was 10.56 years in 2002, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10.56 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 years in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 148th out of 175 countries with data for 2002.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.