Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Nicaragua is 13.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Nicaragua peaked at 13.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2007.
Nicaragua ranks 57th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +12.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 13.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 13.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 2.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 4.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 7.5% | 13.4% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Nicaragua?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Nicaragua was 13.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2007.
- How does Nicaragua rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Nicaragua ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release