Nigeria vs Pakistan: School age population, early childhood educational development program

Nigeria
26.01 million number
in 2019
Pakistan
9.99 million number
in 2013
Nigeria rank
1st
Pakistan rank
3rd

School age population, early childhood educational development program over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199720082019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 26.01 million number against 9.99 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 16.01 million number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.6 times Pakistan's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 92 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 15.64 million number 8.66 million number 6.98 million number Nigeria
2000s 18.29 million number 9.07 million number 9.22 million number Nigeria
2010s 22.04 million number 9.77 million number 12.27 million number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development program, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 26.01 million number against 9.99 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development program between Nigeria and Pakistan?
16.01 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Nigeria ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/