Nicaragua vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita

Nicaragua
0.038 number per person
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0225 number per person
in 2019
Nicaragua rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.038 number per person against 0.0225 number per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0155 number per person.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0036 number per person 0.0121 number per person 0.0085 number per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0158 number per person 0.0125 number per person 0.0033 number per person Nicaragua
1990s 0.0221 number per person 0.0123 number per person 0.0098 number per person Nicaragua
2000s 0.0367 number per person 0.0137 number per person 0.023 number per person Nicaragua
2010s 0.038 number per person 0.0156 number per person 0.0224 number per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita, Nicaragua or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Nicaragua, at 0.038 number per person against 0.0225 number per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita between Nicaragua and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0155 number per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2010.
How do Nicaragua and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,118 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.