El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and

El Salvador
7.55
in 2019
Nicaragua
7.12
in 2014
El Salvador rank
79th
Nicaragua rank
81st

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 7.55 against 7.12 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.43.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 79th and Nicaragua ranks 81st of 94 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 6.06 5.22 0.8349 El Salvador
2000s 6.69 5.97 0.7243 El Salvador
2010s 7.56 7.12 0.4353 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
El Salvador, at 7.55 against 7.12 in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
0.43, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
El Salvador ranks 79th and Nicaragua ranks 81st of 94 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,329 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed