What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?

57.68 million number, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China (People’s Republic of) vs Nigeria: Population of compulsory school age, male

China (People’s Republic of)

81.64 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

23.95 million number

in 2019

China (People’s Republic of) rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

5th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

China (People’s Republic of)
Nigeria

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 81.64 million number against 23.95 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 57.68 million number.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 3.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 186 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People’s Republic of)	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	89.66 million number	16.60 million number	73.07 million number	China (People’s Republic of)
2010s	81.26 million number	21.11 million number	60.15 million number	China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, China (People’s Republic of) or Nigeria?: China (People’s Republic of), at 81.64 million number against 23.95 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?: 57.68 million number, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.