India vs Nicaragua: Average years of schooling
India
6.66 years
in 2020
Nicaragua
7.14 years
in 2020
India rank
118th
Nicaragua rank
115th
Average years of schooling over time
- India
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 7.14 years against 6.66 years in India, a difference of 0.48 years.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
India ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 162 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.37 years | 1.07 years | 0.7 years | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.6471 years | 1.25 years | 0.6074 years | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.8779 years | 1.43 years | 0.5506 years | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1.23 years | 1.91 years | 0.6735 years | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1.55 years | 2.37 years | 0.8124 years | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.2 years | 2.92 years | 0.7225 years | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.85 years | 4.36 years | 1.51 years | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.57 years | 5.67 years | 2.1 years | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 4.59 years | 6.56 years | 1.97 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.57 years | 6.8 years | 1.23 years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 6.66 years | 7.14 years | 0.4889 years | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, India or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 7.14 years against 6.66 years in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between India and Nicaragua?
- 0.48 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nicaragua?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do India and Nicaragua rank globally for average years of schooling?
- India ranks 118th 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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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.