Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Nicaragua or Sweden?

Nicaragua, at 447,764 number against 438,196 number in Sweden as of 2010.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Nicaragua and Sweden?

9,568 number, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sweden?

37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Sweden: Enrolment in primary education, female

Nicaragua

447,764 number

in 2010

Sweden

438,196 number

in 2018

Nicaragua rank

86th

Sweden rank

87th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Nicaragua
Sweden

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 447,764 number against 438,196 number in Sweden, a difference of 9,568 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 86th and Sweden ranks 87th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	176,775 number	328,283 number	151,508 number	Sweden
1980s	282,528 number	306,892 number	24,364 number	Sweden
1990s	372,634 number	318,432 number	54,202 number	Nicaragua
2000s	449,884 number	342,081 number	107,802 number	Nicaragua
2010s	447,764 number	279,752 number	168,012 number	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Nicaragua or Sweden?: Nicaragua, at 447,764 number against 438,196 number in Sweden as of 2010.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Nicaragua and Sweden?: 9,568 number, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sweden?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Nicaragua and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Nicaragua ranks 86th and Sweden ranks 87th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.