Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 21.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Nicaragua, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Nicaragua stood at 21.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Nicaragua peaked at 25.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.8% | — |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 21.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 21.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 25.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.1% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.8% | 24.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 69 Tunisia 22.9% compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 22.8% compare
- 71 Laos 22.6% compare
- 73 French Polynesia 21.9% compare
- 74 El Salvador 21.8% compare
- 75 Malawi 21.8% compare
More work & labour data for Nicaragua
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2248 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,954 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,653 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,468 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,356 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,916 1000 No (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Nicaragua?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Nicaragua was 21.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Nicaragua ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).