Indonesia vs Nigeria: School age population, upper secondary education, male

Indonesia
7.23 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
6.72 million number
in 2020
Indonesia rank
4th
Nigeria rank
5th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197019952020

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 7.23 million number against 6.72 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 502,530 number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 205 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 3.93 million number 1.20 million number 2.73 million number Indonesia
1980s 5.34 million number 2.00 million number 3.34 million number Indonesia
1990s 6.34 million number 3.51 million number 2.83 million number Indonesia
2000s 6.68 million number 4.44 million number 2.24 million number Indonesia
2010s 6.87 million number 5.66 million number 1.21 million number Indonesia
2020s 7.23 million number 6.72 million number 502,530 number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Indonesia, at 7.23 million number against 6.72 million number in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Indonesia and Nigeria?
502,530 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Indonesia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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