Kenya vs Nigeria: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Kenya
0.1453 units per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1466 units per person
in 2023
Kenya rank
37th
Nigeria rank
35th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
0.050.10.150.2197019962023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1466 units per person against 0.1453 units per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1575 units per person 0.0881 units per person 0.0694 units per person Kenya
1980s 0.2096 units per person 0.1572 units per person 0.0524 units per person Kenya
1990s 0.1794 units per person 0.1445 units per person 0.0349 units per person Kenya
2000s 0.1684 units per person 0.1451 units per person 0.0233 units per person Kenya
2010s 0.1705 units per person 0.1178 units per person 0.0527 units per person Kenya
2020s 0.1456 units per person 0.1422 units per person 0.0033 units per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1466 units per person against 0.1453 units per person in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?
0.0013 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Kenya ranks 37th 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.