Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

ILO modeled estimate published by World Bank: unemployed youth as a percentage of the labor force ages 15–24. Not the percentage of all youth or graduates without work. Separate from the count-based derived unemployment rate.

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Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

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Values and evidence for Nicaragua. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12888 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 12.01 Exact value 12.0080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12887 · revision 1 Value 12.0080000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.0080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 11.89 Exact value 11.8880000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12886 · revision 1 Value 11.8880000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.8880000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 11.90 Exact value 11.8960000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12885 · revision 1 Value 11.8960000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.8960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 11.73 Exact value 11.7290000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12884 · revision 1 Value 11.7290000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.7290000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 11.48 Exact value 11.4810000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12883 · revision 1 Value 11.4810000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.4810000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 11.17 Exact value 11.1740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12882 · revision 1 Value 11.1740000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.1740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 11.19 Exact value 11.1870000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12881 · revision 1 Value 11.1870000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.1870000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 11.34 Exact value 11.3390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12880 · revision 1 Value 11.3390000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.3390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 11.36 Exact value 11.3610000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12879 · revision 1 Value 11.3610000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.3610000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 11.41 Exact value 11.4130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12878 · revision 1 Value 11.4130000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.4130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 11.51 Exact value 11.5090000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12877 · revision 1 Value 11.5090000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.5090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2002	11.88 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12876 · revision 1 Value 11.8800000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.8800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 12.02 Exact value 12.0210000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12875 · revision 1 Value 12.0210000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.0210000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 10.29 Exact value 10.2850000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12874 · revision 1 Value 10.2850000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.2850000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 8.68 Exact value 8.6760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12873 · revision 1 Value 8.6760000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.6760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 8.61 Exact value 8.6080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12872 · revision 1 Value 8.6080000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.6080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 7.88 Exact value 7.8780000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12871 · revision 1 Value 7.8780000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.8780000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 9.91 Exact value 9.9060000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12870 · revision 1 Value 9.9060000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.9060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 12.72 Exact value 12.7170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12869 · revision 1 Value 12.7170000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.7170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 12.08 Exact value 12.0830000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12868 · revision 1 Value 12.0830000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.0830000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 10.19 Exact value 10.1890000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12867 · revision 1 Value 10.1890000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1890000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 8.14 Exact value 8.1420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12866 · revision 1 Value 8.1420000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.1420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 9.01 Exact value 9.0070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12865 · revision 1 Value 9.0070000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.0070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 8.44 Exact value 8.4370000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12864 · revision 1 Value 8.4370000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.4370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 8.79 Exact value 8.7930000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12863 · revision 1 Value 8.7930000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.7930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 7.34 Exact value 7.3380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12862 · revision 1 Value 7.3380000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.3380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 6.25 Exact value 6.2510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12861 · revision 1 Value 6.2510000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.2510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 9.71 Exact value 9.7140000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12860 · revision 1 Value 9.7140000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.7140000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 10.06 Exact value 10.0560000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12859 · revision 1 Value 10.0560000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.0560000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 11.42 Exact value 11.4240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12858 · revision 1 Value 11.4240000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.4240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 11.06 Exact value 11.0570000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12857 · revision 1 Value 11.0570000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.0570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 9.50 Exact value 9.5030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12856 · revision 1 Value 9.5030000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.5030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 9.20 Exact value 9.2030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12855 · revision 1 Value 9.2030000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.2030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 9.58 Exact value 9.5810000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12854 · revision 1 Value 9.5810000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.5810000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 9.54 Exact value 9.5430000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12853 · revision 1 Value 9.5430000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.5430000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:29 · source revision unspecified

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