Nicaragua
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
78.7 / 100
Rank
#115
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
91.3
Education
79.5
Poverty & Water
93.4
Adolescent & Digital
57.4
Protection
75.6
Environment & Exposure
71.3
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 11.20 | 2024 | 95.5 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 17.30 | 2012 | 82.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 89.00 | 2023 | 89.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 2.20 | 2012 | 97.8 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 94.89 | 2010 | 94.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 48.42 | 2010 | 48.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 95.30 | 2014 | 95.3 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 6.60 | 2014 | 93.4 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 93.17 | 2024 | 53.4 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 61.40 | 2024 | 61.4 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 84.70 | 2012 | 84.7 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 35.20 | 2012 | 64.8 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 11.35 | 2021 | 77.3 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 20.42 | 2023 | 79.6 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 63.00 | 2024 | 63.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 78.1 (v1.0) to 78.7 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +0.6 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Nicaragua.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Nicaragua itself.
Its rank moved from #111 to #115; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.