ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Nigeria: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
181.41 million
in 2024
Nigeria
6.42 million
in 2025
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th
Nigeria rank
9th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 181.41 million against 6.42 million in Nigeria, a difference of 174.99 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 28.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 226.45 million 5.86 million 220.59 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1980s 211.17 million 8.32 million 202.85 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 223.46 million 9.54 million 213.93 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 192.98 million 4.35 million 188.62 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 197.93 million 5.82 million 192.11 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 191.86 million 6.46 million 185.40 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Nigeria?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 181.41 million against 6.42 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Nigeria?
174.99 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release