Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Nicaragua
21.5%
in 2023
Paraguay
23.2%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
81st
Paraguay rank
79th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 23.2% against 21.5% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Paraguay ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 79th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 18.5% | 2.7% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 21.7% | 8.2% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 24.2% | 19.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.3% | 0.7% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 23.2% against 21.5% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 1.7%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nicaragua ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 79th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release