What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?

2,853, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?

11 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Children out of school, primary

Dominican Republic

56,334

in 2024

Nicaragua

53,481

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

67th

Nicaragua rank

69th

Children out of school, primary over time

Dominican Republic
Nicaragua

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 56,334 against 53,481 in Nicaragua, a difference of 2,853.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Nicaragua ranks 69th of 197 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1970s	213,340	193,197	20,143	Dominican Republic
1990s	196,806	148,270	48,536	Dominican Republic
2000s	137,202	36,354	100,848	Dominican Republic
2010s	54,351	34,410	19,941	Dominican Republic
2020s	57,004	53,481	3,523	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?: Dominican Republic, at 56,334 against 53,481 in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?: 2,853, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Nicaragua ranks 69th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.