Nicaragua vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Nicaragua
19.7%
in 2023
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
24.6%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
25th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
23rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Nicaragua
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 24.6% against 19.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 25th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 39.9% | 14.5% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 36.7% | 8.4% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 31.7% | 3.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 26.1% | 6.1% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Nicaragua or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 24.6% against 19.7% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Nicaragua and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 4.9%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Nicaragua and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Nicaragua ranks 25th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release