Cuba vs Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Cuba
10.2%
in 2019
Nicaragua
10.8%
in 2010
Cuba rank
51st
Nicaragua rank
49th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Cuba
  • Nicaragua
0204060197119952019

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 10.8% against 10.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 134 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 12.3% 46.0% 33.7% Nicaragua
2000s 5.1% 30.3% 25.2% Nicaragua
2010s 5.5% 10.8% 5.3% 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, Cuba or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 10.8% against 10.2% in Cuba as of 2010.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cuba and Nicaragua?
0.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
7 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2010.
How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Cuba ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 134 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.