What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between China and Nigeria?

38.11 million number, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Nigeria: School age population, primary education, male

China

55.27 million number

in 2020

Nigeria

17.16 million number

in 2020

China rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

3rd

School age population, primary education, male over time

China
Nigeria

How they compare

China currently reports 55.27 million number against 17.16 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 38.11 million number.

That makes China's figure about 3.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	59.34 million number	4.89 million number	54.45 million number	China
1980s	60.21 million number	6.76 million number	53.45 million number	China
1990s	58.62 million number	8.85 million number	49.77 million number	China
2000s	57.52 million number	11.04 million number	46.48 million number	China
2010s	53.96 million number	14.80 million number	39.16 million number	China
2020s	55.27 million number	17.16 million number	38.11 million number	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, China or Nigeria?: China, at 55.27 million number against 17.16 million number in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between China and Nigeria?: 38.11 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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: 21 August 2026

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