India vs Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
India
12.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua
11.7%
in 2025
India rank
68th
Nicaragua rank
70th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- India
- Nicaragua
How they compare
India currently reports 12.4% against 11.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 68th and Nicaragua ranks 70th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 21.8% | 5.6% | India |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.5% | 1.9% | India |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 15.6% | 3.8% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, India or Nicaragua?
- India, at 12.4% against 11.7% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between India and Nicaragua?
- 0.7%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nicaragua?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do India and Nicaragua rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- India ranks 68th and Nicaragua ranks 70th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release