Kenya vs Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Kenya
9.8%
in 2025
Nicaragua
9.9%
in 2025
Kenya rank
76th
Nicaragua rank
74th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 9.9% against 9.8% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Kenya ranks 76th 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 | Kenya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 21.2% | 10.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 10.3% | 3.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 14.6% | 5.2% | 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, Kenya or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 9.9% against 9.8% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kenya ranks 76th 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