El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary

El Salvador
4.2%
in 2010
Nicaragua
4.7%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
85th
Nicaragua rank
82nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 4.7% against 4.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

El Salvador ranks 85th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 1.4% 0.9% Nicaragua
1970s 1.0% 2.5% 1.5% Nicaragua
1980s 1.4% 2.8% 1.4% Nicaragua
1990s 2.1% 2.6% 0.4% Nicaragua
2000s 4.6% 3.2% 1.4% El Salvador
2010s 4.2% 4.7% 0.5% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 4.7% against 4.2% in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
0.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
El Salvador ranks 85th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)