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

Early-demographic dividend
290.79 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
15.87 million number
in 2014
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th
Nigeria rank
7th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 290.79 million number against 15.87 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 274.92 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 18.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th 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 127.38 million number 5.37 million number 122.01 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 168.02 million number 7.10 million number 160.92 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 210.88 million number 9.86 million number 201.01 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 259.89 million number 13.09 million number 246.80 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 281.82 million number 15.20 million number 266.62 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
Early-demographic dividend, at 290.79 million number against 15.87 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
274.92 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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