Angola vs Nigeria: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Angola
0.1465 units per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1466 units per person
in 2023
Angola rank
36th
Nigeria rank
35th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Angola
  • Nigeria
0.050.10.150.2197019962023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1466 units per person against 0.1465 units per person in Angola, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0773 units per person 0.0735 units per person 0.0038 units per person Angola
1980s 0.1187 units per person 0.1572 units per person 0.0385 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0838 units per person 0.141 units per person 0.0571 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.178 units per person 0.1322 units per person 0.0458 units per person Angola
2010s 0.1969 units per person 0.1015 units per person 0.0954 units per person Angola
2020s 0.1488 units per person 0.143 units per person 0.0058 units per person Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Angola or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1466 units per person against 0.1465 units per person in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Angola and Nigeria?
0.0001 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Angola ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.