El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling.

El Salvador
36.6%
in 2010
Nicaragua
32.8%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
28th
Nicaragua rank
31st

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
0204060196019852010

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 36.6% against 32.8% in Nicaragua, a difference of 3.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

El Salvador ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 144 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 44.1% 40.6% 3.5% El Salvador
1970s 54.1% 40.4% 13.7% El Salvador
1980s 49.6% 35.2% 14.4% El Salvador
1990s 47.9% 37.8% 10.1% El Salvador
2000s 35.8% 35.7% 0.1% El Salvador
2010s 36.6% 32.8% 3.8% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling., El Salvador or Nicaragua?
El Salvador, at 36.6% against 32.8% in Nicaragua as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
3.8%, with El Salvador 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 20-24 with primary schooling.?
El Salvador ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 31st 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)