Nigeria vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

Nigeria
3.11 million
in 2025
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
64.57 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
3rd
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
6th

School age population, last grade of primary education, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
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How they compare

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 64.57 million against 3.11 million in Nigeria, a difference of 61.46 million.

That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 20.8 times Nigeria's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 222 countries.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria UNICEF: All Unicef Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 721,700 44.28 million 43.55 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1980s 1.03 million 49.55 million 48.52 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1990s 1.41 million 53.15 million 51.74 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2000s 1.77 million 56.69 million 54.92 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2010s 2.41 million 58.22 million 55.82 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2020s 2.96 million 63.16 million 60.20 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, Nigeria or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 64.57 million against 3.11 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Nigeria and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
61.46 million, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release