Lower middle income vs Nigeria: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Lower middle income
350.80 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
28.54 million number
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
4th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 350.80 million number against 28.54 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 322.26 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 12.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 38 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 327.16 million number 16.41 million number 310.75 million number Lower middle income
2000s 351.41 million number 21.26 million number 330.14 million number Lower middle income
2010s 352.23 million number 28.54 million number 323.69 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Lower middle income or Nigeria?
Lower middle income, at 350.80 million number against 28.54 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Lower middle income and Nigeria?
322.26 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Nigeria rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Lower middle income ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.