East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific
82.85 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
6.07 million number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific rank
13th
Nigeria rank
12th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 82.85 million number against 6.07 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 76.78 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 13.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 132.02 million number 5.84 million number 126.18 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 112.87 million number 8.04 million number 104.83 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 121.34 million number 9.28 million number 112.06 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 79.95 million number 4.10 million number 75.84 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 81.09 million number 5.44 million number 75.65 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?
East Asia & Pacific, at 82.85 million number against 6.07 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
76.78 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 45 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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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