Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.7%
World rank
71st
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1993
All-time low
0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.20.40.60.81993200320141993: 0.849 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241998: 0.785 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.84 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.683 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.694 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.673 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.7% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Nicaragua peaked at 0.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.

That places Nicaragua 71st out of 89 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1993 0.8%
1998 0.8% -7.5%
2001 0.8% +7.0%
2005 0.7% -18.6%
2009 0.7% +1.5%
2014 0.7% -2.9%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 3
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 68 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  2. 69 Panama 0.7% compare
  3. 70 Honduras 0.7% compare
  4. 72 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  5. 73 India 0.7% compare
  6. 74 Mongolia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Nicaragua?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Nicaragua was 0.7% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
How does Nicaragua rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Nicaragua ranks 71st out of 89 countries with data for 2014.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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