Nigeria vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Nigeria
24.3%
in 2023
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
8.3%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
25th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Nigeria
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 24.3% against 8.3% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.9 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 25th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th of 203 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 14.3% | 21.5% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 11.2% | 26.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 8.4% | 15.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Nigeria or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Nigeria, at 24.3% against 8.3% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Nigeria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 16.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 25th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). 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