Lower middle income vs Nigeria: School age population, primary education, male

Lower middle income
161.54 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
17.16 million number
in 2020
Lower middle income rank
6th
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019952020

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 161.54 million number against 17.16 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 144.38 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 9.4 times Nigeria's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 83.80 million number 4.89 million number 78.91 million number Lower middle income
1980s 104.24 million number 6.76 million number 97.49 million number Lower middle income
1990s 129.38 million number 8.85 million number 120.53 million number Lower middle income
2000s 144.41 million number 11.04 million number 133.37 million number Lower middle income
2010s 156.44 million number 14.80 million number 141.64 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Lower middle income or Nigeria?
Lower middle income, at 161.54 million number against 17.16 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Lower middle income and Nigeria?
144.38 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Lower middle income and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Lower middle income ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
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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About this data

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.