El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

El Salvador
230,010 number
in 2018
Nicaragua
218,062 number
in 2010
El Salvador rank
77th
Nicaragua rank
80th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 230,010 number against 218,062 number in Nicaragua, a difference of 11,948 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 80th of 199 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 36,779 number 10,210 number 26,570 number El Salvador
1980s 61,780 number 56,544 number 5,236 number El Salvador
1990s 133,222 number 102,813 number 30,409 number El Salvador
2000s 227,898 number 196,971 number 30,928 number El Salvador
2010s 227,253 number 218,062 number 9,191 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
El Salvador, at 230,010 number against 218,062 number in Nicaragua as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
11,948 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
El Salvador ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,700 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 579 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.