Indonesia vs Nigeria: School age population, tertiary education, male

Indonesia
11.33 million number
in 2018
Nigeria
8.05 million number
in 2014
Indonesia rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
6th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 11.33 million number against 8.05 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 3.28 million number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 5.37 million number 2.70 million number 2.67 million number Indonesia
1980s 7.96 million number 3.58 million number 4.38 million number Indonesia
1990s 9.86 million number 4.99 million number 4.87 million number Indonesia
2000s 10.74 million number 6.64 million number 4.10 million number Indonesia
2010s 10.37 million number 7.71 million number 2.66 million number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Indonesia, at 11.33 million number against 8.05 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Indonesia and Nigeria?
3.28 million number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Indonesia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, male (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

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