Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 14.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Nicaragua, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Nicaragua stood at 14.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Nicaragua peaked at 31.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Nicaragua 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 0.0% | 30.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 83 Guatemala 15.8% compare
- 84 Cape Verde 15.6% compare
- 85 El Salvador 15.4% compare
- 87 Malaysia 14.6% compare
- 88 New Zealand 14.3% compare
- 89 Seychelles 13.9% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 29,707 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Nicaragua?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Nicaragua was 14.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Nicaragua ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.