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

342,500 number, with Nigeria ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Enrolment in primary education, male

Nigeria

13.44 million number

in 2016

Pakistan

13.09 million number

in 2019

Nigeria rank

4th

Pakistan rank

5th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 13.44 million number against 13.09 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 342,500 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.51 million number	3.38 million number	122,577 number	Nigeria
1980s	7.40 million number	4.48 million number	2.92 million number	Nigeria
1990s	7.73 million number	5.73 million number	2.00 million number	Nigeria
2000s	11.39 million number	9.49 million number	1.91 million number	Nigeria
2010s	12.83 million number	10.60 million number	2.23 million number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 13.44 million number against 13.09 million number in Pakistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 342,500 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 202 countries.
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.