Low income vs Nigeria: Children out of school, primary, male

Low income
14.35 million
in 2025
Nigeria
4.39 million
in 2023
Low income rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
1st

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • Low income
  • Nigeria
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M199920122025

How they compare

Low income currently reports 14.35 million against 4.39 million in Nigeria, a difference of 9.96 million.

That makes Low income's figure about 3.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 5 groups.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 12.23 million 3.62 million 8.61 million Low income
2010s 11.41 million 4.45 million 6.96 million Low income
2020s 14.22 million 4.39 million 9.83 million Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Low income or Nigeria?
Low income, at 14.35 million against 4.39 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Low income and Nigeria?
9.96 million, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Nigeria?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Low income and Nigeria rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
Low income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 5 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.