Nigeria vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male
Nigeria
78.8%
in 2023
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
84.6%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
180th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
183rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- Nigeria
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
How they compare
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 84.6% against 78.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 180th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 61.1% | 17.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 75.3% | 4.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 85.4% | 11.3% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 86.3% | 11.0% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Nigeria or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 84.6% against 78.8% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Nigeria and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 5.8%, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Nigeria ranks 180th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). 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