Indonesia vs Nigeria: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

Indonesia
2.35 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
2.64 million number
in 2020
Indonesia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd

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

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.64 million number against 2.35 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 293,400 number.

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

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

Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.58 million number 744,476 number 834,731 number Indonesia
1980s 1.98 million number 1.01 million number 965,242 number Indonesia
1990s 2.24 million number 1.37 million number 865,996 number Indonesia
2000s 2.27 million number 1.69 million number 578,066 number Indonesia
2010s 2.39 million number 2.26 million number 137,457 number Indonesia
2020s 2.35 million number 2.64 million number 293,400 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, male, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2.64 million number against 2.35 million number in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Indonesia and Nigeria?
293,400 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 204 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (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

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