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 11.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua stood at 11.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua peaked at 30.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2013.
That places Nicaragua 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.8% | — |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -12.9% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -13.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 11.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 11.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 9.6% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.4% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 11.7% | 18.0% | 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 11.7% 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 30.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2013.
- How does Nicaragua rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Nicaragua ranks 70th out of 206 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 up 34.5%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release