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Mean years education of adults aged 20+
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Total | 5.10 | 5.16 | 5.21 | 5.27 | 5.33 | 5.38 | 5.44 | 5.76 | 6.09 | 6.41 | 6.73 | 7.06 | 7.38 | 7.33 | 7.27 | 7.22 | 7.16 | 7.11 | 7.06 | 7.00 | 6.95 | ||||||||
| Urban | 6.28 | 6.41 | 6.54 | 6.67 | 6.80 | 6.93 | 7.06 | 7.36 | 7.66 | 7.96 | 8.25 | 8.55 | 8.85 | 8.76 | 8.67 | 8.59 | 8.50 | 8.41 | 8.32 | 8.23 | 8.15 | ||||||||
| Rural | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 3.32 | 3.75 | 4.19 | 4.62 | 5.05 | 5.48 | 5.43 | 5.38 | 5.32 | 5.27 | 5.22 | 5.17 | 5.12 | 5.06 | ||||||||
| Poor | 3.72 | 3.64 | 3.56 | 3.48 | 3.40 | 3.32 | 3.24 | 3.60 | 3.96 | 4.33 | 4.69 | 5.05 | 5.41 | 5.32 | 5.23 | 5.14 | 5.05 | 4.96 | 4.87 | 4.78 | 4.69 | ||||||||
| Nonpoor | 7.90 | 7.91 | 7.93 | 7.94 | 7.95 | 7.97 | 7.98 | 8.26 | 8.54 | 8.82 | 9.09 | 9.37 | 9.65 | 9.55 | 9.45 | 9.35 | 9.25 | 9.15 | 9.05 | 8.95 | 8.85 | ||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 2.16 | 2.12 | 2.07 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 2.26 | 2.62 | 2.98 | 3.34 | 3.70 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | ||||||||
| Second 25% | 4.08 | 4.03 | 3.98 | 3.93 | 3.88 | 3.83 | 3.78 | 4.26 | 4.73 | 5.21 | 5.68 | 6.16 | 6.63 | 6.54 | 6.45 | 6.37 | 6.28 | 6.19 | 6.10 | 6.01 | 5.93 | ||||||||
| Third 25% | 5.75 | 5.81 | 5.86 | 5.92 | 5.98 | 6.03 | 6.09 | 6.45 | 6.82 | 7.18 | 7.54 | 7.91 | 8.27 | 8.24 | 8.21 | 8.18 | 8.15 | 8.12 | 8.09 | 8.06 | 8.03 | ||||||||
| Highest 25% | 7.96 | 8.18 | 8.41 | 8.63 | 8.85 | 9.08 | 9.30 | 9.51 | 9.72 | 9.93 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.99 | 9.90 | ||||||||
| Atlantico (Rio San Juan, Atlantico Norte (Raan), Atlantico Sur (Raas)) | 3.65 | 3.61 | 3.58 | 3.54 | 3.50 | 3.47 | 3.43 | 3.84 | 4.25 | 4.66 | 5.06 | 5.47 | 5.88 | 5.72 | 5.56 | 5.41 | 5.25 | 5.09 | 4.93 | 4.77 | 4.62 | ||||||||
| Central-Norte (Boaco, Chontales, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Esteli, Madriz, Nueva Segovia) | 3.60 | 3.68 | 3.75 | 3.83 | 3.91 | 3.98 | 4.06 | 4.66 | 5.25 | 5.85 | 6.44 | 7.04 | 7.63 | 7.36 | 7.10 | 6.83 | 6.57 | 6.30 | 6.03 | 5.77 | 5.50 | ||||||||
| Pacifico (Chinandega, Leon, Managua, Masaya, Granada, Carazo, Rivas) | 5.83 | 5.95 | 6.07 | 6.19 | 6.31 | 6.43 | 6.55 | 6.72 | 6.89 | 7.07 | 7.24 | 7.41 | 7.58 | 7.65 | 7.72 | 7.80 | 7.87 | 7.94 | 8.01 | 8.08 | 8.16 | ||||||||