School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 3.03 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nigeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nigeria stood at 3.03 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nigeria peaked at 3.03 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 808,006 number, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 913,631 number | 808,006 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.73 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 million number | 1.77 million number | 2.30 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 million number | 2.37 million number | 2.97 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 million number | 3.03 million number | 3.03 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nigeria?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Nigeria was 3.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 808,006 number in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/