Nicaragua
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
28% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
830,985 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
665,580 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
35%
Source: UNSDG , 2012
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
104
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2009
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
44%
Source: DHS , 2001
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
11
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2020
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2013
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2013
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
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Female 14%
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Male 12%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
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Female 2%
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Male 4%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 40%
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Male 8%
Female: ILO, 2014
Male: ILO, 2014
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 84%
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Male 66%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
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Female 55%
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Male 45%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
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Female 48%
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Male 34%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 4%
-
Male 6%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school
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Female 10%
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Male 9%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school
-
Female 28%
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Male 30%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
5
Protection from corporal punishment and all violence, including psychological, physical and sexual violence, in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
5
Enshrines right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender for all within the territory
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Early childcare education & Montessori
Project/Program
EI/ AOb Child Labour Projects: Transnational Best Practices and Union Impacts
Project/Program
Empowering Adolescent Girls (GFC)
Project/Program
Empowerment Girl Groups
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Equality for Women and Girls Program
Project/Program
Food for Education
Project/Program
Healthcare programs
Project/Program
LitClub
Project/Program
Parent schools
Project/Program
Primary & secondary education
Project/Program
Promoting Child Protection and Combatting Child Labour in Guatemala and Nicaragua
Project/Program
Psychological & Therapy Support
Project/Program
Rural and Inclusive Digital Education
Project/Program
Service-learning for WASH in schools
Project/Program
Vocational Workshops
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Derechos y Dignidad de las Mujeres, Para vivir en Dignidad y Paz
Project/Program
Cartilla Mujer y Derechos 2022
Project/Program
Nicaragua COVID-19 Education Sector Response
Project/Program
Technology for Improved Learning and Education in the Bosawás Region of Nicaragua (TILE) Project
Project/Program
Alliance for Education Quality Project
Project/Program
Shifting Gender Paradigms among Youth in Extreme Environments