Nigeria vs OECD members: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Nigeria
0.1466 units per person
in 2023
OECD members
0.0654 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
35th
OECD members rank
37th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- OECD members
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1466 units per person against 0.0654 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0812 units per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was OECD members ahead.
Nigeria ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0881 units per person | 0.1037 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | OECD members |
| 1980s | 0.1572 units per person | 0.0969 units per person | 0.0603 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1419 units per person | 0.0875 units per person | 0.0544 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1451 units per person | 0.0795 units per person | 0.0656 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1245 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1422 units per person | 0.067 units per person | 0.0753 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 OECD members?
- Nigeria, at 0.1466 units per person against 0.0654 units per person in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Nigeria and OECD members?
- 0.0812 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and OECD members?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and OECD members rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 37th 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.