Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Share of population with no formal education
Guatemala
10.5%
in 2020
Nicaragua
9.7%
in 2020
Guatemala rank
28th
Nicaragua rank
30th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 10.5% against 9.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Guatemala ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 30th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 13 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 94.0% | 95.2% | 1.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 91.3% | 92.7% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 87.2% | 89.0% | 1.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 79.8% | 77.2% | 2.7% | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 73.8% | 72.6% | 1.2% | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 69.6% | 68.3% | 1.2% | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 69.0% | 65.8% | 3.3% | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 68.4% | 65.2% | 3.2% | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 69.2% | 62.0% | 7.2% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 68.7% | 52.5% | 16.2% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 61.8% | 46.2% | 15.6% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 44.5% | 40.9% | 3.6% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 32.6% | 3.1% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 22.4% | 6.5% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 13.8% | 2.8% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 0.8% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Guatemala, at 10.5% against 9.7% in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 0.8%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Guatemala ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 30th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.