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

India
63.91 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
17.16 million number
in 2020
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019952020

How they compare

India currently reports 63.91 million number against 17.16 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 46.75 million number.

That makes India's figure about 3.7 times Nigeria's.

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

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 40.30 million number 4.89 million number 35.41 million number India
1980s 49.11 million number 6.76 million number 42.35 million number India
1990s 59.95 million number 8.85 million number 51.10 million number India
2000s 65.20 million number 11.04 million number 54.17 million number India
2010s 66.86 million number 14.80 million number 52.06 million number India
2020s 63.91 million number 17.16 million number 46.75 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, India or Nigeria?
India, at 63.91 million number against 17.16 million number in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between India and Nigeria?
46.75 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
India ranks 1st 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

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