Lesotho vs Nigeria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 20.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 18.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in Lesotho, a difference of 1.37 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 27 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 35.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 17.68 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 52.55 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 32.33 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 20.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 36.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 29.31 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 7.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Lesotho |
| 2030s | 29.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 26.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 2.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Lesotho |
| 2040s | 18.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 20.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 20.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 18.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in Lesotho as of 2040.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 1.37 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2040.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Lesotho ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 27 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.