Fiji vs Nicaragua: Share of the population with tertiary education
Fiji
14.8%
in 2020
Nicaragua
14.3%
in 2020
Fiji rank
56th
Nicaragua rank
59th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Fiji
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 14.8% against 14.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Fiji ranks 56th and Nicaragua ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 7 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | 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 | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Fiji |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Fiji |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 5.1% | 1.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 8.1% | 3.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 10.2% | 2.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.8% | 0.7% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.2% | 2.1% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 0.5% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Fiji or Nicaragua?
- Fiji, at 14.8% against 14.3% in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Fiji and Nicaragua?
- 0.5%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Fiji and Nicaragua rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Fiji ranks 56th 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.