Nicaragua vs Tunisia: Share of population with no formal education
Nicaragua
9.7%
in 2020
Tunisia
9.4%
in 2020
Nicaragua rank
30th
Tunisia rank
31st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Nicaragua
- Tunisia
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 9.7% against 9.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Tunisia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 30th and Tunisia ranks 31st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 95.2% | 99.9% | 4.7% | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 92.7% | 99.9% | 7.2% | Tunisia |
| 1890s | 89.0% | 99.8% | 10.8% | Tunisia |
| 1900s | 77.2% | 99.6% | 22.4% | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 72.6% | 98.2% | 25.6% | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 68.3% | 96.9% | 28.6% | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 65.8% | 95.1% | 29.3% | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 65.2% | 92.2% | 27.0% | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 62.0% | 89.0% | 27.0% | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 52.5% | 83.1% | 30.5% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 46.2% | 68.0% | 21.8% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 50.0% | 9.1% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 37.0% | 4.4% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.9% | 0.5% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.7% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Nicaragua or Tunisia?
- Nicaragua, at 9.7% against 9.4% in Tunisia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Nicaragua and Tunisia?
- 0.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tunisia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Nicaragua and Tunisia rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Nicaragua ranks 30th and Tunisia ranks 31st 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.