Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Nicaragua

Share of children out of school in Nicaragua in 2023 — 6.66%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 146. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 39.02 pp.

2023 6.66% +2.2 pp vs 2010
World rank 93of 146
Period maximum 45.68%1970
Period minimum 0.95%2005

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Nicaragua, 1970–2023020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 45.68%1971: 43.64%1972: 44.56%1973: 44.16%1974: 44.59%1975: 42.95%1976: 41.94%1977: 42.87%1978: 44.77%1980: 35.89%1982: 37.03%1983: 36.49%1984: 37.99%1985: 33.97%1986: 35.35%1987: 33.88%1988: 33.66%1989: 35.26%1990: 32.62%1991: 29.82%1992: 26.28%1993: 25.44%1994: 24.58%1995: 26.63%1996: 27.76%1999: 18.31%2000: 15.29%2001: 11.42%2002: 4.45%2004: 1.06%2005: 0.95%2006: 3.02%2007: 3.78%2008: 3.21%2010: 4.46%2023: 6.66%
Change over the period: −39.02 pp Annual average: -0.74 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 6.66%
World computed 8.88%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 3.69%
Central America computed 4.04%
Share of children out of school — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.66
2010 4.46
2008 3.21 −0.57 pp
2007 3.78 +0.76 pp
2006 3.02 +2.07 pp
2005 0.95 −0.11 pp
2004 1.06
2002 4.45 −6.97 pp
2001 11.42 −3.87 pp
2000 15.29 −3.02 pp
1999 18.31
1996 27.76 +1.13 pp
1995 26.63 +2.04 pp
1994 24.58 −0.85 pp
1993 25.44 −0.84 pp
1992 26.28 −3.55 pp
1991 29.82 −2.8 pp
1990 32.62 −2.64 pp
1989 35.26 +1.6 pp
1988 33.66 −0.22 pp
1987 33.88 −1.47 pp
1986 35.35 +1.37 pp
1985 33.97 −4.02 pp
1984 37.99 +1.51 pp
1983 36.49 −0.55 pp
1982 37.03
1980 35.89
1978 44.77 +1.9 pp
1977 42.87 +0.93 pp
1976 41.94 −1.01 pp
1975 42.95 −1.64 pp
1974 44.59 +0.42 pp
1973 44.16 −0.4 pp
1972 44.56 +0.92 pp
1971 43.64 −2.04 pp
1970 45.68

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.