Nigeria vs Sweden: Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate

Nigeria
10.4 % change on previous year
in 1994
Sweden
8.78 % change on previous year
in 2017
Nigeria rank
12th
Sweden rank
15th

Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sweden
-2002040197119942017

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 10.4 % change on previous year against 8.78 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 1.62 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th of 202 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 23.24 % change on previous year 6.08 % change on previous year 17.16 % change on previous year Nigeria
1980s 19 % change on previous year -1.1 % change on previous year 20.1 % change on previous year Nigeria
1990s 10.32 % change on previous year 5.36 % change on previous year 4.96 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Sweden?
Nigeria, at 10.4 % change on previous year against 8.78 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 1994.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Sweden?
1.62 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sweden?
14 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1994.
How do Nigeria and Sweden rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate?
Nigeria ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,557 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, general pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.