Nigeria vs United States of America: School age population, one year before than official primary entry
School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time
- Nigeria
- United States of America
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.03 million number against 1.96 million number in United States of America, a difference of 1.07 million number.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 913,631 number | 1.74 million number | 826,963 number | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1.26 million number | 1.64 million number | 385,025 number | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.58 million number | 1.89 million number | 310,573 number | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.01 million number | 1.92 million number | 90,725 number | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.63 million number | 1.99 million number | 642,767 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, Nigeria or United States of America?
- Nigeria, at 3.03 million number against 1.96 million number in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Nigeria and United States of America?
- 1.07 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th 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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About this data
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/