Population of compulsory school age, male in Nigeria

Nigeria: Population of compulsory school age, male was 23.95 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
23.95 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
5th
of 186 countries
All-time high
23.95 million number
in 2019
All-time low
15.53 million number
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Nigeria, 2004–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2004201120192004: 15.5M number2005: 15.9M number2006: 16.3M number2007: 16.8M number2008: 17.3M number2009: 17.8M number2010: 18.4M number2011: 18.9M number2012: 19.5M number2013: 20.2M number2014: 20.8M number2015: 21.4M number2016: 22.0M number2017: 22.7M number2018: 23.3M number2019: 24.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 23.95 million number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Nigeria peaked at 23.95 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.53 million number, in 2004.

Nigeria ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.60 million number 15.53 million number 17.80 million number 6
2010s 21.11 million number 18.35 million number 23.95 million number 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 2 China 81.64 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 29.24 million number compare
  3. 4 United States 25.37 million number compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 21.46 million number compare
  5. 7 Mexico 16.00 million number compare
  6. 8 Philippines 14.50 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Nigeria?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Nigeria was 23.95 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 23.95 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 15.53 million number in 2004.
How does Nigeria rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Nigeria ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.