East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Primary education, pupils, per capita

East Asia & Pacific
0.0801 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1466 units per person
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
33rd
Nigeria rank
35th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1466 units per person against 0.0801 units per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.0665 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1381 units per person 0.0881 units per person 0.05 units per person East Asia & Pacific
1980s 0.132 units per person 0.1572 units per person 0.0252 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.1114 units per person 0.1419 units per person 0.0305 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0943 units per person 0.1451 units per person 0.0508 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0805 units per person 0.1245 units per person 0.044 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0802 units per person 0.1422 units per person 0.062 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1466 units per person against 0.0801 units per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
0.0665 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 35th of 45 groups.
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.