Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.7388 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7388 modelled data
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
152nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.03 modelled data
in 2019
All-time low
0.7388 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.7388 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7388 modelled data, in 2025.
Nicaragua ranks 152nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9933 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9806 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9772 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9729 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9674 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9614 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.931 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.856 modelled data | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7826 modelled data | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.785 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8155 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8632 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9036 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9091 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9359 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9438 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9717 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9722 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9101 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8343 modelled data | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7815 modelled data | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7388 modelled data | -5.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.7388 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.928 modelled data, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.7388 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8671 modelled data, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9208 modelled data | 0.7826 modelled data | 0.9933 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9417 modelled data | 0.8155 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8756 modelled data | 0.7388 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua was 0.7388 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7388 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Nicaragua ranks 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release