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
0.050.10.150.2197019972024

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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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.