Early-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Early-demographic dividend
62.93 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
6.20 million number
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Nigeria
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019952020

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 62.93 million number against 6.20 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 56.73 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 10.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 39.87 million number 1.85 million number 38.02 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 49.26 million number 2.56 million number 46.69 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 57.84 million number 3.22 million number 54.61 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 60.60 million number 4.10 million number 56.49 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 62.60 million number 5.44 million number 57.16 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
Early-demographic dividend, at 62.93 million number against 6.20 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
56.73 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/