Early-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Early-demographic dividend
401.16 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
27.80 million number
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th
Nigeria rank
5th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Nigeria
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M197019952020

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 401.16 million number against 27.80 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 373.37 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 14.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 199.69 million number 9.12 million number 190.57 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 252.67 million number 11.43 million number 241.24 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 316.42 million number 14.55 million number 301.86 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 370.08 million number 18.20 million number 351.88 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 392.16 million number 23.52 million number 368.63 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
Early-demographic dividend, at 401.16 million number against 27.80 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
373.37 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.