China vs Nicaragua: Primary enrollment selected countries

China
93.32
in 1997
Nicaragua
93.34
in 2023
China rank
136th
Nicaragua rank
135th

Primary enrollment selected countries over time

  • China
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 93.34 against 93.32 in China, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Nicaragua ahead.

China ranks 136th and Nicaragua ranks 135th of 209 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1820s 0 1.11 1.11 Nicaragua
1830s 0 1.77 1.77 Nicaragua
1840s 0 2.8 2.8 Nicaragua
1850s 0.015 4.42 4.41 Nicaragua
1860s 0.04 6.91 6.87 Nicaragua
1870s 0.11 10.64 10.53 Nicaragua
1880s 0.295 16.03 15.74 Nicaragua
1890s 0.735 18.4 17.66 Nicaragua
1900s 1.77 18.48 16.71 Nicaragua
1910s 4.12 21.25 17.13 Nicaragua
1920s 9.25 23.27 14.02 Nicaragua
1930s 19.94 26.16 6.21 Nicaragua
1940s 25.3 32.11 6.81 Nicaragua
1950s 44.65 46.4 1.75 Nicaragua
1960s 68.19 63.59 4.6 China
1970s 82.36 55.69 26.67 China
1980s 92.28 65.33 26.95 China
1990s 91.15 72.41 18.74 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary enrollment selected countries, China or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 93.34 against 93.32 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary enrollment selected countries between China and Nicaragua?
0.02, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nicaragua?
43 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1996.
How do China and Nicaragua rank globally for primary enrollment selected countries?
China ranks 136th and Nicaragua ranks 135th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary enrollment selected countries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed