What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Nigeria and Upper middle income?

345.08 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.

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 Upper middle income: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Nigeria

46.93 million number

in 2019

Upper middle income

392.01 million number

in 2019

Nigeria rank

5th

Upper middle income rank

7th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Nigeria
Upper middle income

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 392.01 million number against 46.93 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 345.08 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 8.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 186 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.63 million number	376.41 million number	343.78 million number	Upper middle income
2010s	41.40 million number	383.90 million number	342.50 million number	Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Nigeria or Upper middle income?: Upper middle income, at 392.01 million number against 46.93 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Nigeria and Upper middle income?: 345.08 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Nigeria ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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.