Israel vs Nicaragua: Expenditure on primary education

Israel
38.9%
in 2016
Nicaragua
39.8%
in 2010
Israel rank
45th
Nicaragua rank
43rd

Expenditure on primary education over time

  • Israel
  • Nicaragua
0204060197019932016

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 39.8% against 38.9% in Israel, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Israel ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 43rd of 149 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 35.7% 49.7% 14.0% Nicaragua
1980s 34.8% 34.5% 0.3% Israel
1990s 36.3% 58.2% 21.8% Nicaragua
2010s 41.2% 39.8% 1.4% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on primary education, Israel or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 39.8% against 38.9% in Israel as of 2010.
What is the difference in expenditure on primary education between Israel and Nicaragua?
0.9%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Nicaragua?
7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2010.
How do Israel and Nicaragua rank globally for expenditure on primary education?
Israel ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 43rd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Israel vs Nicaragua: Expenditure on primary education. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/expenditure-on-primary-education-percent-of-government-expenditure-on-education/israel/nicaragua/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/expenditure-on-primary-education-percent-of-government-expenditure-on-education/israel/nicaragua/">Israel vs Nicaragua: Expenditure on primary education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit
% of government expenditure on education
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,089 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.