Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Nigeria
36.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
5.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
31st
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 36.69 units per square kilometre against 5.32 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 31.37 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 6.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Nigeria ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.24 units per square kilometre | 5.6 units per square kilometre | 0.6418 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 14.42 units per square kilometre | 6.44 units per square kilometre | 7.98 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 16.74 units per square kilometre | 6.05 units per square kilometre | 10.69 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 22.78 units per square kilometre | 5.57 units per square kilometre | 17.21 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 25.07 units per square kilometre | 5.11 units per square kilometre | 19.96 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 34.39 units per square kilometre | 5.32 units per square kilometre | 29.07 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 Upper middle income?
- Nigeria, at 36.69 units per square kilometre against 5.32 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 31.37 units per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 31st 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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About this data
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.