School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.56 years in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
10.56 years
World rank
148th
of 175 countries
All-time high
10.56 years
in 2002
All-time low
5.11 years
in 1970
Years of data
13
1970–2002

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Nicaragua, 1970–2002

02.557.5101970198620021970: 5.1 years1971: 5.4 years1972: 5.3 years1973: 5.5 years1975: 5.7 years1977: 6.2 years1982: 7.3 years1983: 7.8 years1984: 7.2 years1985: 6.5 years1986: 6.4 years1987: 6.7 years2002: 10.6 years

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2002.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 145 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.68 years compare
  2. 146 Burundi 10.66 years compare
  3. 147 Kenya 10.61 years compare
  4. 149 Suriname 10.5 years compare
  5. 150 Yemen 10.5 years
  6. 151 Myanmar 10.47 years compare

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.