Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 35.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nicaragua stood at 35.2%.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nicaragua peaked at 60.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2016.
That places Nicaragua 54th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.9% | — |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 35.2% | -6.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 35.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 35.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.8%, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 32.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 21.5% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 34.0% | 39.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nicaragua?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Nicaragua was 35.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2016.
- How does Nicaragua rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Nicaragua ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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