Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 32.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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, female in Nicaragua stood at 32.1%.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nicaragua peaked at 59.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2016.
That places Nicaragua 59th 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, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.7% | — |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | -9.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 32.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 32.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 28.5% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 32.1% | 38.0% | 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, female in Nicaragua?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nicaragua was 32.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2016.
- How does Nicaragua rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release