School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.67 years in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
1.67 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
98th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.7 years
in 2008
All-time low
0.0861 years
in 1978
Years of data
39
1970–2010

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Nicaragua, 1970–2010

00.511.51970199020101970: 0.125 years1971: 0.1 years1972: 0.102 years1973: 0.092 years1974: 0.1 years1975: 0.096 years1976: 0.109 years1977: 0.105 years1978: 0.086 years1979: 0.168 years1980: 0.273 years1982: 0.325 years1983: 0.413 years1984: 0.487 years1985: 0.495 years1986: 0.559 years1987: 0.578 years1988: 0.55 years1989: 0.476 years1990: 0.46 years1991: 0.498 years1992: 0.485 years1993: 0.579 years1994: 0.706 years1995: 0.719 years1996: 0.837 years1997: 0.962 years1998: 1 years1999: 1.2 years2000: 1.2 years2001: 1.2 years2002: 1.3 years2003: 1.4 years2004: 1.5 years2005: 1.6 years2006: 1.6 years2007: 1.7 years2008: 1.7 years2010: 1.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2010, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Nicaragua stood at 1.67 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Nicaragua peaked at 1.7 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0861 years, in 1978.

That places Nicaragua 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1083 years 0.0861 years 0.1684 years 10
1980s 0.4618 years 0.2732 years 0.5781 years 9
1990s 0.7454 years 0.4599 years 1.16 years 10
2000s 1.48 years 1.21 years 1.7 years 9
2010s 1.67 years 1.67 years 1.67 years 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 95 Dominican Republic 1.71 years compare
  2. 96 Dominica 1.71 years compare
  3. 97 Trinidad and Tobago 1.7 years compare
  4. 99 Australia 1.66 years compare
  5. 100 Puerto Rico 1.64 years compare
  6. 101 Pakistan 1.64 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Nicaragua?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Nicaragua was 1.67 years in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1.7 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0861 years in 1978.
How does Nicaragua rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.