Nigeria vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Nigeria
70.2%
in 2023
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
74.9%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
184th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
183rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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How they compare

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 74.9% against 70.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.

Nigeria ranks 184th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 183rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1970s 40.8% 42.0% 1.2% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1980s 72.8% 49.2% 23.6% Nigeria
1990s 65.0% 49.3% 15.7% Nigeria
2000s 69.4% 64.9% 4.5% Nigeria
2010s 67.7% 74.8% 7.1% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2020s 67.7% 76.3% 8.6% 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 secondary, male, Nigeria or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 74.9% against 70.2% in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Nigeria and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
4.7%, 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)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Nigeria ranks 184th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 183rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
427 places, 15,550 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release