Lower middle income vs Nigeria: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Lower middle income
28.75 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
3.03 million number
in 2020
Lower middle income rank
6th
Nigeria rank
3rd

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 28.75 million number against 3.03 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 25.72 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 9.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 16.81 million number 913,631 number 15.90 million number Lower middle income
1980s 20.77 million number 1.26 million number 19.52 million number Lower middle income
1990s 24.65 million number 1.58 million number 23.07 million number Lower middle income
2000s 26.28 million number 2.01 million number 24.27 million number Lower middle income
2010s 28.16 million number 2.66 million number 25.50 million number Lower middle income

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, Lower middle income or Nigeria?
Lower middle income, at 28.75 million number against 3.03 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Lower middle income and Nigeria?
25.72 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Lower middle income and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Lower middle income ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
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/