Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Nicaragua

Children out of school in Nicaragua in 2023 — 53,481 people. Ranked 101 in the world out of 148. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 71.4%.

2023 53,481 people +55.42% vs 2010
World rank 101of 148
Period maximum 250,152 people1989
Period minimum 7,555 people2005

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Children out of school — Nicaragua, 1970–20230100,000200,000300,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 187,248 people1971: 183,986 people1972: 193,197 people1973: 196,235 people1974: 203,776 people1975: 202,166 people1976: 203,479 people1977: 214,556 people1978: 231,222 people1980: 197,426 people1982: 217,059 people1983: 220,463 people1984: 236,514 people1985: 217,684 people1986: 232,737 people1987: 229,006 people1988: 233,264 people1989: 250,152 people1990: 236,563 people1991: 220,666 people1992: 198,074 people1993: 194,896 people1994: 191,149 people1995: 209,842 people1996: 221,443 people1999: 148,270 people2000: 124,057 people2001: 92,660 people2002: 35,993 people2004: 8,479 people2005: 7,555 people2006: 23,739 people2007: 29,622 people2008: 25,034 people2010: 34,410 people2023: 53,481 people
Change over the period: −133,767 (−71.44%) Average annual rate: -2.34 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nicaragua 53,481 people
World computed 44.51M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.31M people
Central America computed 770,641 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 30.75M people
Children out of school — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 53,481
2010 34,410
2008 25,034 −4,588 −15.49%
2007 29,622 +5,883 +24.78%
2006 23,739 +16,184 +214.22%
2005 7,555 −924 −10.9%
2004 8,479
2002 35,993 −56,667 −61.16%
2001 92,660 −31,397 −25.31%
2000 124,057 −24,213 −16.33%
1999 148,270
1996 221,443 +11,601 +5.53%
1995 209,842 +18,693 +9.78%
1994 191,149 −3,747 −1.92%
1993 194,896 −3,178 −1.6%
1992 198,074 −22,592 −10.24%
1991 220,666 −15,897 −6.72%
1990 236,563 −13,589 −5.43%
1989 250,152 +16,888 +7.24%
1988 233,264 +4,258 +1.86%
1987 229,006 −3,731 −1.6%
1986 232,737 +15,053 +6.92%
1985 217,684 −18,830 −7.96%
1984 236,514 +16,051 +7.28%
1983 220,463 +3,404 +1.57%
1982 217,059
1980 197,426
1978 231,222 +16,666 +7.77%
1977 214,556 +11,077 +5.44%
1976 203,479 +1,313 +0.65%
1975 202,166 −1,610 −0.79%
1974 203,776 +7,541 +3.84%
1973 196,235 +3,038 +1.57%
1972 193,197 +9,211 +5.01%
1971 183,986 −3,262 −1.74%
1970 187,248

Central America, 2023

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

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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