Nicaragua vs Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Nicaragua
13.4%
in 2025
Pakistan
14.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
70th
Pakistan rank
67th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Nicaragua
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 14.1% against 13.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 70th and Pakistan ranks 67th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.6% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 21.8% | 11.1% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.9% | 1.6% | 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, Nicaragua or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 14.1% against 13.4% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Nicaragua and Pakistan?
- 0.7%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Pakistan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Nicaragua ranks 70th and Pakistan ranks 67th 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, male (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