El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Average years of schooling
El Salvador
7.15 years
in 2020
Nicaragua
7.14 years
in 2020
El Salvador rank
114th
Nicaragua rank
115th
Average years of schooling over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.15 years against 7.14 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 114th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.27 years | 1.07 years | 0.2 years | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1.33 years | 1.25 years | 0.0756 years | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.34 years | 1.43 years | 0.0862 years | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1.67 years | 1.91 years | 0.2397 years | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 2.14 years | 2.37 years | 0.2247 years | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.86 years | 2.92 years | 0.0587 years | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 4.02 years | 4.36 years | 0.3417 years | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.85 years | 5.67 years | 0.8209 years | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.47 years | 6.56 years | 1.08 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 6.23 years | 6.8 years | 0.5658 years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 7.15 years | 7.14 years | 0.0069 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 7.15 years against 7.14 years in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.01 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for average years of schooling?
- El Salvador ranks 114th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.