MDG: Developing Regions vs Nigeria: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

MDG: Developing Regions
305.25 million
in 2024
Nigeria
6.42 million
in 2025
MDG: Developing Regions rank
9th
Nigeria rank
9th

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

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Nigeria
0100.0M200.0M300.0M197019972025

How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 305.25 million against 6.42 million in Nigeria, a difference of 298.83 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 47.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 221 groups.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 276.54 million 5.86 million 270.67 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 274.41 million 8.32 million 266.09 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 301.99 million 9.54 million 292.45 million MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 283.62 million 4.35 million 279.26 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 307.93 million 5.82 million 302.11 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 313.60 million 6.46 million 307.14 million MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, MDG: Developing Regions or Nigeria?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 305.25 million against 6.42 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
298.83 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

MDG: Developing Regions vs Nigeria: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/mdg-developing-regions/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/mdg-developing-regions/nigeria/">MDG: Developing Regions vs Nigeria: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

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