How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nicaragua?

7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Latin America & Caribbean

13.9%

in 2019

Nicaragua

23.5%

in 2010

Latin America & Caribbean rank

31st

Nicaragua rank

34th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 23.5% against 13.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 9.6%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 43 groups.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.7%	41.6%	22.9%	Nicaragua
2010s	16.1%	23.5%	7.4%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Latin America & Caribbean or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 23.5% against 13.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2010.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Latin America & Caribbean and Nicaragua?: 9.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nicaragua?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2010.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Nicaragua rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/