Nigeria vs North America: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Nigeria
0.1466 units per person
in 2023
North America
0.0687 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
35th
North America rank
36th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- North America
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1466 units per person against 0.0687 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0779 units per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.
Nigeria ranks 35th and North America ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0881 units per person | 0.0999 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | North America |
| 1980s | 0.1572 units per person | 0.0894 units per person | 0.0679 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1419 units per person | 0.0893 units per person | 0.0526 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1451 units per person | 0.0828 units per person | 0.0623 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1245 units per person | 0.0763 units per person | 0.0482 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1422 units per person | 0.0712 units per person | 0.0711 units per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Nigeria or North America?
- Nigeria, at 0.1466 units per person against 0.0687 units per person in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Nigeria and North America?
- 0.0779 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and North America?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and North America rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 35th and North America ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.