Nicaragua vs Sweden: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Nicaragua
606,520 number
in 2015
Sweden
594,891 number
in 2018
Nicaragua rank
95th
Sweden rank
96th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 606,520 number against 594,891 number in Sweden, a difference of 11,629 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 96th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 276,569 number 587,551 number 310,981 number Sweden
1980s 354,144 number 574,892 number 220,748 number Sweden
1990s 468,456 number 576,012 number 107,556 number Sweden
2000s 591,355 number 533,623 number 57,732 number Nicaragua
2010s 615,469 number 663,704 number 48,235 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Nicaragua or Sweden?
Nicaragua, at 606,520 number against 594,891 number in Sweden as of 2015.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Nicaragua and Sweden?
11,629 number, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sweden?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Nicaragua and Sweden rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Nicaragua ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 96th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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