Nigeria vs Pakistan: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Nigeria
5.18 million number
in 2020
Pakistan
4.84 million number
in 2020
Nigeria rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
4th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.18 million number against 4.84 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 333,420 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.48 million number 1.69 million number 212,735 number Pakistan
1980s 2.00 million number 2.29 million number 282,668 number Pakistan
1990s 2.70 million number 3.19 million number 485,756 number Pakistan
2000s 3.33 million number 4.08 million number 749,032 number Pakistan
2010s 4.43 million number 4.53 million number 103,095 number Pakistan
2020s 5.18 million number 4.84 million number 333,420 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 5.18 million number against 4.84 million number in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Nigeria and Pakistan?
333,420 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.