Nigeria vs Tonga: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Nigeria
0.1466 units per person
in 2023
Tonga
0.1502 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
35th
Tonga rank
34th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tonga
0.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1502 units per person against 0.1466 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0036 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.

Nigeria ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 34th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0881 units per person 0.1988 units per person 0.1107 units per person Tonga
1980s 0.1625 units per person 0.1747 units per person 0.0123 units per person Tonga
1990s 0.1419 units per person 0.1664 units per person 0.0245 units per person Tonga
2000s 0.1451 units per person 0.1617 units per person 0.0166 units per person Tonga
2010s 0.1235 units per person 0.16 units per person 0.0365 units per person Tonga
2020s 0.1422 units per person 0.1571 units per person 0.0149 units per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Nigeria or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1502 units per person against 0.1466 units per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Nigeria and Tonga?
0.0036 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tonga?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Tonga rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 34th 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.