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

358.76 million number, with World ahead.

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

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

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

Nigeria

17.16 million number

in 2020

World

375.92 million number

in 2019

Nigeria rank

3rd

World rank

1st

School age population, primary education, male over time

Nigeria
World

How they compare

World currently reports 375.92 million number against 17.16 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 358.76 million number.

That makes World's figure about 21.9 times Nigeria's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.89 million number	253.78 million number	248.90 million number	World
1980s	6.76 million number	285.12 million number	278.36 million number	World
1990s	8.85 million number	321.67 million number	312.82 million number	World
2000s	11.04 million number	341.73 million number	330.70 million number	World
2010s	14.80 million number	361.71 million number	346.91 million number	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Nigeria or World?: World, at 375.92 million number against 17.16 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Nigeria and World?: 358.76 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and World rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.