Nicaragua vs South Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

Nicaragua
3.81 units per square kilometre
in 2010
South Africa
3.87 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Nicaragua rank
130th
South Africa rank
129th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 3.87 units per square kilometre against 3.81 units per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.06 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 129th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3755 units per square kilometre 0.447 units per square kilometre 0.0715 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1.11 units per square kilometre 1.61 units per square kilometre 0.4987 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 1.69 units per square kilometre 2.6 units per square kilometre 0.9111 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 3.27 units per square kilometre 3.54 units per square kilometre 0.2677 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 3.81 units per square kilometre 3.69 units per square kilometre 0.1225 units per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 3.87 units per square kilometre against 3.81 units per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between Nicaragua and South Africa?
0.06 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Nicaragua ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 129th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.