Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Ecuador
107,300 people
in 2100
Nicaragua
117,600 people
in 2100
Ecuador rank
64th
Nicaragua rank
62nd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Ecuador
  • Nicaragua
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M195020252100

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 117,600 people against 107,300 people in Ecuador, a difference of 10,300 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 64th and Nicaragua ranks 62nd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Nicaragua in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 899,250 people 530,250 people 369,000 people Ecuador
1960s 920,850 people 587,400 people 333,450 people Ecuador
1970s 924,350 people 661,050 people 263,300 people Ecuador
1980s 911,300 people 691,000 people 220,300 people Ecuador
1990s 880,900 people 711,700 people 169,200 people Ecuador
2000s 817,500 people 730,700 people 86,800 people Ecuador
2010s 750,750 people 718,800 people 31,950 people Ecuador
2020s 672,700 people 682,700 people 10,000 people Nicaragua
2030s 573,050 people 624,250 people 51,200 people Nicaragua
2040s 480,200 people 551,100 people 70,900 people Nicaragua
2050s 396,700 people 467,350 people 70,650 people Nicaragua
2060s 322,350 people 376,650 people 54,300 people Nicaragua
2070s 253,550 people 287,650 people 34,100 people Nicaragua
2080s 190,850 people 211,750 people 20,900 people Nicaragua
2090s 138,800 people 152,400 people 13,600 people Nicaragua
2100s 107,300 people 117,600 people 10,300 people Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 117,600 people against 107,300 people in Ecuador as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
10,300 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Ecuador ranks 64th and Nicaragua ranks 62nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.