How does Nicaragua rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?

Nicaragua ranks 34th out of 138 countries with data for 2010.

Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nicaragua

Name: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nicaragua
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 23.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)

23.5%

World rank

34th

of 138 countries

All-time high

51.1%

in 2001

All-time low

23.5%

in 2010

Years of data

2000–2010

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nicaragua, 2000–2010

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2010, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nicaragua stood at 23.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nicaragua peaked at 51.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2010.

Nicaragua ranks 34th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) in Nicaragua, 2000 to 2010.
Year	%	Change
2000	45.0%	—
2001	51.1%	+13.5%
2002	47.0%	-8.0%
2004	42.1%	-10.4%
2005	40.4%	-4.1%
2006	24.0%	-40.6%
2010	23.5%	-2.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

Nicaragua's 23.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Nicaragua's 23.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.3%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	41.6%	24.0%	51.1%	6
2010s	23.5%	23.5%	23.5%	1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

31 Lesotho 28.1% compare
32 El Salvador 25.0% compare
33 Turks and Caicos Islands 24.5% compare
35 Bhutan 23.1% compare
36 Cayman Islands 22.9% compare
37 Cape Verde 21.5% compare

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More reference data data for Nicaragua

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nicaragua?: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Nicaragua was 23.5% in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2010.
How does Nicaragua rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Nicaragua ranks 34th out of 138 countries with data for 2010.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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/