Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Jamaica
0.0266 units per person
in 2015
Nicaragua
0.028 units per person
in 2023
Jamaica rank
108th
Nicaragua rank
105th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Jamaica
  • Nicaragua
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03197019962023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.028 units per person against 0.0266 units per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0014 units per person.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 108th and Nicaragua ranks 105th of 197 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0044 units per person 0.005 units per person 0.0006 units per person Nicaragua
1980s 0.0052 units per person 0.0069 units per person 0.0017 units per person Nicaragua
1990s 0.0066 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.0012 units per person Nicaragua
2000s 0.0172 units per person 0.0195 units per person 0.0023 units per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Jamaica or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.028 units per person against 0.0266 units per person in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Jamaica and Nicaragua?
0.0014 units per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Jamaica ranks 108th and Nicaragua ranks 105th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, 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.