Middle income vs Nigeria: School age population, primary education, female

Middle income
261.39 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
16.44 million number
in 2020
Middle income rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Middle income
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 261.39 million number against 16.44 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 244.95 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 15.9 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 183.91 million number 4.78 million number 179.13 million number Middle income
1980s 211.73 million number 6.56 million number 205.18 million number Middle income
1990s 238.89 million number 8.55 million number 230.34 million number Middle income
2000s 246.45 million number 10.66 million number 235.80 million number Middle income
2010s 253.37 million number 14.21 million number 239.16 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Middle income or Nigeria?
Middle income, at 261.39 million number against 16.44 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Middle income and Nigeria?
244.95 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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