Nicaragua: Tertiary school enrollment

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 Nicaragua

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 29.54
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2023
 Average 11.83
 Min - Max 3.84 - 29.54
 Source UNESCO
The latest value from 2023 is 29.54 percent, an increase from 19.33 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 40.35 percent, based on data from 63 countries. Historically, the average for Nicaragua from 1970 to 2023 is 11.83 percent. The minimum value, 3.84 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 29.54 percent was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Nicaragua - Tertiary school enrollment - historical chart - 1970-2023




The tertiary school enrollment in Nicaragua is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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