Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Nigeria
0.1466 units per person
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0774 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
34th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1466 units per person against 0.0774 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0692 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Nigeria ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0881 units per person 0.132 units per person 0.0439 units per person Upper middle income
1980s 0.1572 units per person 0.127 units per person 0.0302 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.1419 units per person 0.1106 units per person 0.0313 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.1451 units per person 0.0932 units per person 0.0519 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.1245 units per person 0.0788 units per person 0.0456 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.1422 units per person 0.0777 units per person 0.0646 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 Upper middle income?
Nigeria, at 0.1466 units per person against 0.0774 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
0.0692 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 35th and Upper middle income 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.