Barbados vs Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
10.2%
in 2025
Nicaragua
9.9%
in 2025
Barbados rank
72nd
Nicaragua rank
74th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 10.2% against 9.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Barbados ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 206 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 21.2% | 19.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 10.3% | 8.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 14.6% | 7.2% | 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, Barbados or Nicaragua?
- Barbados, at 10.2% against 9.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th 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, female (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