School age population, early childhood educational development program in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 13.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Nigeria, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development program in Nigeria is 13.31 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Nigeria peaked at 13.31 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.97 million number, in 1999.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.97 million number | 7.97 million number | 7.97 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.33 million number | 8.16 million number | 10.58 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.10 million number | 10.84 million number | 13.31 million number | 10 |
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More reference data data for Nigeria
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3105 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.8 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3216 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.76 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4187 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 860.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Nigeria?
- School age population, early childhood educational development program in Nigeria was 13.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 million number in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/