Lower middle income vs Nigeria: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Lower middle income
177.63 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
14.59 million number
in 2020
Lower middle income rank
7th
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019952020

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 177.63 million number against 14.59 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 163.04 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 12.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 97.25 million number 6.72 million number 90.53 million number Lower middle income
1980s 119.08 million number 7.47 million number 111.61 million number Lower middle income
1990s 143.77 million number 7.64 million number 136.13 million number Lower middle income
2000s 160.01 million number 9.45 million number 150.56 million number Lower middle income
2010s 170.49 million number 12.39 million number 158.11 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Lower middle income or Nigeria?
Lower middle income, at 177.63 million number against 14.59 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Lower middle income and Nigeria?
163.04 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Lower middle income and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Lower middle income ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.