Nigeria vs Timor-Leste: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)
Nigeria
76.2%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
76.6%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
128th
Timor-Leste rank
127th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Nigeria
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 76.6% against 76.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 128th and Timor-Leste ranks 127th of 165 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.6% | 31.1% | 36.6% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 40.7% | 30.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 53.0% | 21.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 65.7% | 8.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.1% | 1.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data), Nigeria or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 76.6% against 76.2% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) between Nigeria and Timor-Leste?
- 0.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Timor-Leste rank globally for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Nigeria ranks 128th and Timor-Leste ranks 127th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release