Nigeria vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
Nigeria
8.22 years
in 2023
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
8.75 years
in 2024
Nigeria rank
193rd
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
192nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Nigeria
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
How they compare
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 8.75 years against 8.22 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.53 years.
That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
Nigeria ranks 193rd and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.03 years | 4.3 years | 0.275 years | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 1980s | 7.46 years | 5.12 years | 2.34 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.77 years | 5.22 years | 1.56 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 7.51 years | 7.07 years | 0.44 years | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.68 years | 8.52 years | 0.844 years | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2020s | 7.9 years | 8.86 years | 0.9662 years | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Nigeria or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 8.75 years against 8.22 years in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Nigeria and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 0.53 years, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 193rd and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release