El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary

El Salvador
23.3%
in 2010
Nicaragua
23.9%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
56th
Nicaragua rank
55th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
0510152025196019852010

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 23.9% against 23.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 56th and Nicaragua ranks 55th 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 2.1% 1.6% 0.5% El Salvador
1970s 3.1% 4.1% 1.0% Nicaragua
1980s 3.0% 8.7% 5.7% Nicaragua
1990s 5.2% 12.4% 7.2% Nicaragua
2000s 10.4% 18.4% 8.1% Nicaragua
2010s 23.3% 23.9% 0.6% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 23.9% against 23.3% in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
0.6%, 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 female population age 15-19 with secondary?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Nicaragua ranks 55th 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 female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary