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

Middle income
50.38 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
2.64 million number
in 2020
Middle income rank
4th
Nigeria rank
3rd

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

  • Middle income
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 50.38 million number against 2.64 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 47.74 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 19.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 35.36 million number 744,476 number 34.62 million number Middle income
1980s 42.33 million number 1.01 million number 41.32 million number Middle income
1990s 47.08 million number 1.37 million number 45.71 million number Middle income
2000s 50.00 million number 1.69 million number 48.31 million number Middle income
2010s 49.24 million number 2.26 million number 46.98 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, Middle income or Nigeria?
Middle income, at 50.38 million number against 2.64 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Middle income and Nigeria?
47.74 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Middle income ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
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)
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.