Nigeria vs Upper middle income: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Nigeria
15.87 million number
in 2014
Upper middle income
199.18 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
8th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Nigeria
  • Upper middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197019942019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 199.18 million number against 15.87 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 183.31 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 12.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 5.37 million number 161.34 million number 155.97 million number Upper middle income
1980s 7.10 million number 199.39 million number 192.29 million number Upper middle income
1990s 9.86 million number 222.69 million number 212.83 million number Upper middle income
2000s 13.09 million number 226.84 million number 213.75 million number Upper middle income
2010s 15.20 million number 229.87 million number 214.67 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 199.18 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 Nigeria and Upper middle income?
183.31 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Nigeria ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 203 countries.
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.