Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9725 index in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua stood at 0.9725 index.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua peaked at 1.08 index in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9538 index, in 2005.
That places Nicaragua 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 index | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 index | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.05 index | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.04 index | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.05 index | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.07 index | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 index | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.03 index | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.08 index | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.08 index | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.08 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.08 index | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.08 index | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.05 index | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.04 index | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.03 index | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.02 index | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9848 index | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.989 index | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9857 index | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9697 index | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9647 index | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.959 index | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9538 index | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9549 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9608 index | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9607 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9641 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9708 index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9725 index | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 index | 1.02 index | 1.07 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.06 index | 1.03 index | 1.08 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.9848 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9665 index | 0.9538 index | 0.989 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9641 index | 0.9641 index | 0.9641 index | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9717 index | 0.9708 index | 0.9725 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 155 Bahamas 0.9746 index compare
- 156 Colombia 0.9735 index compare
- 157 Guadeloupe 0.9734 index compare
- 159 New Caledonia 0.9722 index compare
- 160 Hong Kong, China 0.9718 index compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.9717 index compare
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nicaragua was 0.9725 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 1985.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9538 index in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nicaragua ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.