Early-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Early-demographic dividend
30.74 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
1.53 million number
in 2018
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th
Nigeria rank
6th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Nigeria
010.0M20.0M30.0M197519972019

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 30.74 million number against 1.53 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 29.21 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 20.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 37 groups.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 20.25 million number 889,486 number 19.36 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 26.00 million number 1.15 million number 24.85 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 30.44 million number 1.53 million number 28.91 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
Early-demographic dividend, at 30.74 million number against 1.53 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
29.21 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.