What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Central African Republic and Nicaragua?

0.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nicaragua?

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

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Nicaragua: Over-age students, primary

Central African Republic

21.0%

in 2012

Nicaragua

20.6%

in 2010

Central African Republic rank

18th

Nicaragua rank

19th

Over-age students, primary over time

Central African Republic
Nicaragua

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 21.0% against 20.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 18th and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23.4%	19.7%	3.7%	Central African Republic
1980s	21.8%	17.8%	4.0%	Central African Republic
1990s	18.0%	15.4%	2.6%	Central African Republic
2000s	22.3%	19.1%	3.2%	Central African Republic
2010s	22.2%	20.6%	1.6%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Central African Republic or Nicaragua?: Central African Republic, at 21.0% against 20.6% in Nicaragua as of 2012.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Central African Republic and Nicaragua?: 0.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nicaragua?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Central African Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for over-age students, primary?: Central African Republic ranks 18th and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit: % of enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.