What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Middle income and Nigeria?

274.49 million number, with Middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?

42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Middle income vs Nigeria: Enrolment in primary education, male

Middle income

287.93 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

13.44 million number

in 2016

Middle income rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

4th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Middle income
Nigeria

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 287.93 million number against 13.44 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 274.49 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 21.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 43 groups.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle income	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	202.21 million number	3.34 million number	198.87 million number	Middle income
1980s	244.74 million number	7.40 million number	237.33 million number	Middle income
1990s	266.55 million number	8.53 million number	258.02 million number	Middle income
2000s	279.78 million number	11.39 million number	268.39 million number	Middle income
2010s	282.60 million number	12.83 million number	269.77 million number	Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Middle income or Nigeria?: Middle income, at 287.93 million number against 13.44 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Middle income and Nigeria?: 274.49 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.