India vs Nigeria: School age population, one year before than official primary entry
India
12.20 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
3.17 million number
in 2020
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd
School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 12.20 million number against 3.17 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 9.03 million number.
That makes India's figure about 3.8 times Nigeria's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.68 million number | 937,649 number | 7.75 million number | India |
| 1980s | 10.62 million number | 1.30 million number | 9.32 million number | India |
| 1990s | 12.56 million number | 1.64 million number | 10.92 million number | India |
| 2000s | 13.34 million number | 2.09 million number | 11.25 million number | India |
| 2010s | 13.20 million number | 2.78 million number | 10.42 million number | India |
| 2020s | 12.20 million number | 3.17 million number | 9.03 million number | India |
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, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 12.20 million number against 3.17 million number in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between India and Nigeria?
- 9.03 million number, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- India ranks 1st 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male 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/