Nigeria vs Pakistan: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Nigeria
36.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
31.93 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
31st
Pakistan rank
34th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 36.69 units per square kilometre against 31.93 units per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 4.76 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 31st and Pakistan ranks 34th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 6.58 units per square kilometre 6.21 units per square kilometre 0.3783 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 14.42 units per square kilometre 8.67 units per square kilometre 5.76 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 14.94 units per square kilometre 11.18 units per square kilometre 3.76 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 22.78 units per square kilometre 21.09 units per square kilometre 1.69 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 25.07 units per square kilometre 25.43 units per square kilometre 0.3599 units per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 35.06 units per square kilometre 31.71 units per square kilometre 3.35 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 36.69 units per square kilometre against 31.93 units per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Pakistan?
4.76 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 31st and Pakistan ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.