El Salvador vs Nigeria: Average years of schooling
El Salvador
7.15 years
in 2020
Nigeria
7.18 years
in 2020
El Salvador rank
114th
Nigeria rank
113th
Average years of schooling over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.18 years against 7.15 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 113th of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.27 years | 0.1 years | 1.17 years | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1.33 years | 0.1 years | 1.23 years | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.34 years | 0.1675 years | 1.17 years | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1.67 years | 0.55 years | 1.12 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 2.14 years | 1.12 years | 1.02 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.86 years | 1.34 years | 1.52 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.02 years | 1.78 years | 2.24 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.85 years | 3.04 years | 1.82 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5.47 years | 4.3 years | 1.17 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.23 years | 5.62 years | 0.6083 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.15 years | 7.18 years | 0.0301 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, El Salvador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.18 years against 7.15 years in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 0.03 years, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for average years of schooling?
- El Salvador ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 113th 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.