Indonesia vs Nigeria: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Indonesia
2.38 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
3.03 million number
in 2020
Indonesia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd

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

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.03 million number against 2.38 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 647,380 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.82 million number 913,631 number 903,586 number Indonesia
1980s 2.11 million number 1.26 million number 855,104 number Indonesia
1990s 2.18 million number 1.58 million number 596,573 number Indonesia
2000s 2.19 million number 2.01 million number 180,119 number Indonesia
2010s 2.27 million number 2.66 million number 391,407 number Nigeria
2020s 2.38 million number 3.03 million number 647,380 number Nigeria

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, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 3.03 million number against 2.38 million number in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Indonesia and Nigeria?
647,380 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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, female (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

Female 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/