Nigeria vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Nigeria
2.31 million
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
73.77 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
17th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
17th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Nigeria
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197319982024

How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 73.77 million against 2.31 million in Nigeria, a difference of 71.46 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 31.9 times Nigeria's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 17th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th of 214 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.60 million 46.73 million 45.13 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 1.41 million 68.47 million 67.07 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 1.44 million 80.04 million 78.60 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Nigeria or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 73.77 million against 2.31 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Nigeria and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
71.46 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Nigeria ranks 17th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 18,608 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release