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
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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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.