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 12.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua, 1971–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua stood at 12.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua peaked at 59.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2006.
That places Nicaragua 47th out of 150 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 59.4% | — |
| 1980 | 46.8% | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 45.1% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 51.7% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -34.9% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -58.0% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +27.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 12.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 12.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 45.1% | 53.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 9.7% | 36.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
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 12.3% in 2010, 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 59.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2006.
- How does Nicaragua rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Nicaragua ranks 47th out of 150 countries with data for 2010.
- 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 63.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.