Botswana vs Nigeria: Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita

Botswana
0.0795 units per person
in 2022
Nigeria
0.0755 units per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
31st
Nigeria rank
33rd

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Nigeria
0.020.040.060.080.1197019962023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0795 units per person against 0.0755 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.004 units per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 204 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0701 units per person 0.052 units per person 0.0181 units per person Botswana
1980s 0.0935 units per person 0.0886 units per person 0.0049 units per person Botswana
1990s 0.1048 units per person 0.0794 units per person 0.0254 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.0915 units per person 0.0797 units per person 0.0118 units per person Botswana
2010s 0.0811 units per person 0.06 units per person 0.0212 units per person Botswana
2020s 0.0776 units per person 0.071 units per person 0.0066 units per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita, Botswana or Nigeria?
Botswana, at 0.0795 units per person against 0.0755 units per person in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita between Botswana and Nigeria?
0.004 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Botswana ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,287 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.