School age population, early childhood education, male in Nigeria

Nigeria: School age population, early childhood education, male was 16.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.41 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
3rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
16.41 million number
in 2019
All-time low
9.77 million number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood education, male in Nigeria, 1999–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1999200920191999: 9.8M number2000: 10.0M number2001: 10.2M number2002: 10.6M number2003: 10.9M number2004: 11.2M number2005: 11.5M number2006: 11.9M number2007: 12.3M number2008: 12.6M number2009: 13.0M number2010: 13.3M number2011: 13.6M number2012: 14.0M number2013: 14.4M number2014: 14.7M number2015: 15.1M number2016: 15.4M number2017: 15.8M number2018: 16.1M number2019: 16.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 16.41 million number for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Nigeria peaked at 16.41 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.77 million number, in 1999.

Nigeria ranks 3rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, male in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Nigeria, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 9.77 million number
2000 9.99 million number +2.3%
2001 10.25 million number +2.5%
2002 10.59 million number +3.4%
2003 10.91 million number +3.0%
2004 11.22 million number +2.8%
2005 11.53 million number +2.8%
2006 11.86 million number +2.8%
2007 12.26 million number +3.4%
2008 12.63 million number +3.0%
2009 12.97 million number +2.7%
2010 13.30 million number +2.6%
2011 13.65 million number +2.6%
2012 14.02 million number +2.7%
2013 14.37 million number +2.5%
2014 14.72 million number +2.4%
2015 15.06 million number +2.3%
2016 15.40 million number +2.2%
2017 15.79 million number +2.5%
2018 16.12 million number +2.1%
2019 16.41 million number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.77 million number 9.77 million number 9.77 million number 1
2000s 11.42 million number 9.99 million number 12.97 million number 10
2010s 14.88 million number 13.30 million number 16.41 million number 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 1 India 36.64 million number compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 27.84 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 14.94 million number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 8.74 million number compare
  5. 6 Mexico 6.84 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Nigeria?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Nigeria was 16.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 16.41 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 9.77 million number in 1999.
How does Nigeria rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/