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

MDG: Developing Regions
156.90 million
in 2024
Nigeria
3.25 million
in 2025
MDG: Developing Regions rank
9th
Nigeria rank
9th

School age population, pre-primary education, male over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972025

How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 156.90 million against 3.25 million in Nigeria, a difference of 153.65 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 48.3 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 142.22 million 2.93 million 139.29 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 141.26 million 4.20 million 137.06 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 156.16 million 4.83 million 151.33 million MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 146.92 million 2.20 million 144.72 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 159.26 million 2.94 million 156.32 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 161.46 million 3.27 million 158.19 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, male, MDG: Developing Regions or Nigeria?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 156.90 million against 3.25 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
153.65 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, male?
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, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release