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

Zambia, at 7.19 years against 7.14 years in Nicaragua as of 2020.

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

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.

Nicaragua vs Zambia: Average years of schooling

Nicaragua

7.14 years

in 2020

Zambia

7.19 years

in 2020

Nicaragua rank

115th

Zambia rank

112th

Average years of schooling over time

Nicaragua
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 7.19 years against 7.14 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 112th of 162 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	1.07 years	0.3343 years	0.7357 years	Nicaragua
1920s	1.25 years	0.9601 years	0.2944 years	Nicaragua
1930s	1.43 years	1.5 years	0.069 years	Zambia
1950s	1.91 years	2.61 years	0.7004 years	Zambia
1960s	2.37 years	3.1 years	0.7317 years	Zambia
1970s	2.92 years	4.04 years	1.12 years	Zambia
1980s	4.36 years	4.94 years	0.5765 years	Zambia
1990s	5.67 years	5.61 years	0.069 years	Nicaragua
2000s	6.56 years	5.98 years	0.5723 years	Nicaragua
2010s	6.8 years	6.8 years	0.0015 years	Zambia
2020s	7.14 years	7.19 years	0.0431 years	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Nicaragua or Zambia?: Zambia, at 7.19 years against 7.14 years in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Nicaragua and Zambia?: 0.05 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for average years of schooling?: Nicaragua ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 112th 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.