Low & middle income vs Nigeria: School age population, upper secondary education, male

Low & middle income
181.51 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
6.72 million number
in 2020
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
5th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019952020

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 181.51 million number against 6.72 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 174.79 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 27.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 94.55 million number 1.20 million number 93.35 million number Low & middle income
1980s 130.35 million number 2.00 million number 128.35 million number Low & middle income
1990s 147.65 million number 3.51 million number 144.15 million number Low & middle income
2000s 175.42 million number 4.44 million number 170.98 million number Low & middle income
2010s 178.00 million number 5.66 million number 172.34 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, Low & middle income or Nigeria?
Low & middle income, at 181.51 million number against 6.72 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Low & middle income and Nigeria?
174.79 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Low & middle income and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Low & middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 45 groups.
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.