Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Share of the population with tertiary education
Dominican Republic
14.7%
in 2020
Nicaragua
14.3%
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Nicaragua rank
59th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 14.7% against 14.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Nicaragua ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 7 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 5.1% | 2.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 8.1% | 3.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 10.2% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.8% | 4.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 12.2% | 3.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 0.4% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?
- Dominican Republic, at 14.7% against 14.3% in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Nicaragua ranks 59th 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 the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.