Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Nigeria or United States of America?

United States of America, at 49.70 million number against 46.93 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.

What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Nigeria and United States of America?

2.77 million number, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?

15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs United States of America: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Nigeria

46.93 million number

in 2019

United States of America

49.70 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

5th

United States of America rank

4th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Nigeria
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 49.70 million number against 46.93 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 2.77 million number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 4th of 186 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.63 million number	49.76 million number	17.13 million number	United States of America
2010s	40.79 million number	49.70 million number	8.92 million number	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Nigeria or United States of America?: United States of America, at 49.70 million number against 46.93 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Nigeria and United States of America?: 2.77 million number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Nigeria ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.