Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Dominican Republic
382,284 number
in 2020
Nicaragua
378,463 number
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
100th
Nicaragua rank
101st

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Nicaragua
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k197019952020

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 382,284 number against 378,463 number in Nicaragua, a difference of 3,821 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 100th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 257,746 number 208,676 number 49,070 number Dominican Republic
1980s 309,904 number 265,801 number 44,103 number Dominican Republic
1990s 350,559 number 352,579 number 2,020 number Nicaragua
2000s 385,504 number 387,783 number 2,280 number Nicaragua
2010s 468,036 number 373,534 number 94,502 number Dominican Republic
2020s 382,284 number 378,463 number 3,821 number Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?
Dominican Republic, at 382,284 number against 378,463 number in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
3,821 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 100th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). 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

Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/dominican-republic/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/school-age-population-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/dominican-republic/nicaragua/">Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.