Nigeria vs World: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age
Nigeria
3.03 million number
in 2020
World
64.37 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
3rd
World rank
1st
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 64.37 million number against 3.03 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 61.34 million number.
That makes World's figure about 21.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 202 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 913,631 number | 49.81 million number | 48.90 million number | World |
| 1980s | 1.26 million number | 53.48 million number | 52.22 million number | World |
| 1990s | 1.58 million number | 60.50 million number | 58.92 million number | World |
| 2000s | 2.01 million number | 58.84 million number | 56.83 million number | World |
| 2010s | 2.66 million number | 62.29 million number | 59.63 million number | World |
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 age, Nigeria or World?
- World, at 64.37 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 age between Nigeria and World?
- 61.34 million number, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Nigeria and World rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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/