Egypt vs Nigeria: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Egypt
0.0041 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0042 units per person
in 2021
Egypt rank
134th
Nigeria rank
131st

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0042 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 134th and Nigeria ranks 131st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.003 units per person 0.0029 units per person 0 units per person Egypt
1980s 0.004 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0046 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0008 units per person Egypt
2000s 0.0046 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0008 units per person Egypt
2010s 0.0047 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0007 units per person Egypt
2020s 0.0048 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0008 units per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0042 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Egypt as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Egypt and Nigeria?
0.0001 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Egypt ranks 134th and Nigeria ranks 131st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.