Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Nigeria: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0626 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1466 units per person
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
38th
Nigeria rank
35th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1466 units per person against 0.0626 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.084 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0938 units per person 0.0881 units per person 0.0057 units per person Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0851 units per person 0.1572 units per person 0.0721 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0794 units per person 0.1419 units per person 0.0625 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0717 units per person 0.1451 units per person 0.0734 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0609 units per person 0.1245 units per person 0.0636 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0623 units per person 0.1422 units per person 0.0799 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1466 units per person against 0.0626 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
0.084 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th 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.