Nicaragua vs Portugal: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Nicaragua

9.93 years

in 2023

Portugal

9.7 years

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

97th

Portugal rank

99th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Nicaragua currently reports 9.93 years against 9.7 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.2298 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 97th and Portugal ranks 99th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.