How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Nigeria: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Brazil

7.14 million number

in 2011

Nigeria

7.44 million number

in 2020

Brazil rank

6th

Nigeria rank

3rd

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

Brazil
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 7.44 million number against 7.14 million number in Brazil, a difference of 294,590 number.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.88 million number	4.31 million number	2.57 million number	Brazil
2000s	7.07 million number	4.84 million number	2.24 million number	Brazil
2010s	7.14 million number	5.61 million number	1.53 million number	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Brazil or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 7.44 million number against 7.14 million number in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Brazil and Nigeria?: 294,590 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?: Brazil ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, male (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: 21 August 2026

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