Nigeria vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, early childhood educational development
Nigeria
13.26 million
in 2025
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
52.98 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
1st
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
4th
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Nigeria
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 52.98 million against 13.26 million in Nigeria, a difference of 39.72 million.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 4.0 times Nigeria's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 4th of 104 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.16 million | 51.21 million | 43.05 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 9.67 million | 53.02 million | 43.35 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 12.44 million | 56.63 million | 44.19 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 13.06 million | 53.63 million | 40.56 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Nigeria or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 52.98 million against 13.26 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Nigeria and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 39.72 million, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 4th of 104 countries.
- 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