Myanmar vs Nicaragua: Share of the population with tertiary education
Myanmar
13.9%
in 2020
Nicaragua
14.3%
in 2020
Myanmar rank
60th
Nicaragua rank
59th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Myanmar
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 14.3% against 13.9% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 60th and Nicaragua ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | 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 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 5.1% | 4.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 8.1% | 6.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 10.2% | 5.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 10.8% | 5.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 12.2% | 2.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 14.3% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Myanmar or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 14.3% against 13.9% in Myanmar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Myanmar and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Myanmar and Nicaragua rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Myanmar ranks 60th 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.