China vs Nigeria: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 9.30 million number against 3.08 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 6.21 million number.
That makes China's figure about 3.0 times Nigeria's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.71 million number | 895,246 number | 11.81 million number | China |
| 1980s | 11.34 million number | 1.25 million number | 10.09 million number | China |
| 1990s | 12.34 million number | 1.59 million number | 10.76 million number | China |
| 2000s | 9.58 million number | 2.01 million number | 7.58 million number | China |
| 2010s | 9.05 million number | 2.69 million number | 6.36 million number | China |
| 2020s | 9.30 million number | 3.08 million number | 6.21 million number | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, China or Nigeria?
- China, at 9.30 million number against 3.08 million number in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between China and Nigeria?
- 6.21 million number, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.