Which has higher average years of schooling, Honduras or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 7.14 years against 7.09 years in Honduras as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Honduras and Nicaragua?

0.05 years, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?

20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – 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.

Honduras vs Nicaragua: Average years of schooling

Honduras

7.09 years

in 2020

Nicaragua

7.14 years

in 2020

Honduras rank

116th

Nicaragua rank

115th

Average years of schooling over time

Honduras
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 7.14 years against 7.09 years in Honduras, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Honduras ahead.

Honduras ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 162 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1910s	1.46 years	1.07 years	0.39 years	Honduras
1920s	1.57 years	1.25 years	0.3194 years	Honduras
1930s	1.57 years	1.43 years	0.1439 years	Honduras
1950s	1.71 years	1.91 years	0.196 years	Nicaragua
1960s	2.28 years	2.37 years	0.0815 years	Nicaragua
1970s	3.46 years	2.92 years	0.5416 years	Honduras
1980s	4.51 years	4.36 years	0.144 years	Honduras
1990s	4.98 years	5.67 years	0.6992 years	Nicaragua
2000s	5.57 years	6.56 years	0.9833 years	Nicaragua
2010s	5.98 years	6.8 years	0.8172 years	Nicaragua
2020s	7.09 years	7.14 years	0.0555 years	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Honduras or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 7.14 years against 7.09 years in Honduras as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Honduras and Nicaragua?: 0.05 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for average years of schooling?: Honduras ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – 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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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.