Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.27 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.27
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.27
in 2023
All-time low
1.04
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1981–2025

00.511.51981200320251981: 11982: 11983: 1.11984: 1.11985: 1.11986: 1.11987: 1.11988: 1.21989: 1.21990: 1.21991: 1.21992: 1.21993: 1.21994: 1.21995: 1.21996: 1.21997: 1.21998: 1.21999: 1.22000: 1.22001: 1.22002: 1.22003: 1.22004: 1.22005: 1.22006: 1.22007: 1.22008: 1.22009: 1.22010: 1.22011: 1.22012: 1.22013: 1.22014: 1.22015: 1.22016: 1.22017: 1.32018: 1.32019: 1.32020: 1.32021: 1.32022: 1.32023: 1.32024: 1.32025: 1.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 1.27 for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 1.27 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1981.

Nicaragua ranks 16th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.09 1.04 1.17 9
1990s 1.19 1.18 1.21 10
2000s 1.21 1.18 1.23 10
2010s 1.24 1.22 1.26 10
2020s 1.27 1.26 1.27 6

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 13 Tuvalu 1.3 compare
  2. 14 Samoa 1.3 compare
  3. 15 Ethiopia 1.29 compare
  4. 17 Malaysia 1.27 compare
  5. 18 Syria 1.26 compare
  6. 19 Uruguay 1.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua?
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua was 1.27 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 2023.
What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1981.
How does Nicaragua rank for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
Nicaragua ranks 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
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