MDG: Developing Regions vs Nigeria: School age population, early childhood educational development
MDG: Developing Regions
53.16 million
in 2024
Nigeria
13.26 million
in 2025
MDG: Developing Regions rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
1st
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- MDG: Developing Regions
- Nigeria
How they compare
MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 53.16 million against 13.26 million in Nigeria, a difference of 39.90 million.
That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 4.0 times Nigeria's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 187 groups.
MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Developing Regions | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.98 million | 8.16 million | 43.82 million | MDG: Developing Regions |
| 2000s | 53.56 million | 9.67 million | 43.89 million | MDG: Developing Regions |
| 2010s | 56.70 million | 12.44 million | 44.26 million | MDG: Developing Regions |
| 2020s | 53.81 million | 13.06 million | 40.74 million | MDG: Developing Regions |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, MDG: Developing Regions or Nigeria?
- MDG: Developing Regions, at 53.16 million against 13.26 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
- 39.90 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 187 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release