Guatemala vs Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Guatemala
10.75 years
in 2015
Nicaragua
10.86 years
in 2002
Guatemala rank
143rd
Nicaragua rank
140th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 10.86 years against 10.75 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.11 years.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 143rd and Nicaragua ranks 140th of 183 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 4.35 years 5.69 years 1.34 years Nicaragua
1980s 5.76 years 7.6 years 1.84 years Nicaragua
1990s 6.94 years 8.67 years 1.74 years Nicaragua
2000s 8.94 years 10.86 years 1.92 years Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 10.86 years against 10.75 years in Guatemala as of 2002.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
0.11 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2002.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 143rd and Nicaragua ranks 140th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.