India vs Nigeria: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

India
13.36 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
2.56 million number
in 2020
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

India currently reports 13.36 million number against 2.56 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 10.80 million number.

That makes India's figure about 5.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 7.53 million number 721,547 number 6.81 million number India
1980s 9.14 million number 975,359 number 8.16 million number India
1990s 11.34 million number 1.33 million number 10.01 million number India
2000s 12.74 million number 1.64 million number 11.09 million number India
2010s 13.38 million number 2.18 million number 11.20 million number India
2020s 13.36 million number 2.56 million number 10.80 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, India or Nigeria?
India, at 13.36 million number against 2.56 million number in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between India and Nigeria?
10.80 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.