Canada vs Nigeria: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Canada
0.0675 units per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0667 units per person
in 2023
Canada rank
146th
Nigeria rank
148th

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0675 units per person against 0.0667 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 148th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1107 units per person 0.0105 units per person 0.1002 units per person Canada
1980s 0.0898 units per person 0.0326 units per person 0.0573 units per person Canada
1990s 0.082 units per person 0.0317 units per person 0.0503 units per person Canada
2000s 0.0806 units per person 0.0419 units per person 0.0387 units per person Canada
2010s 0.0752 units per person 0.0576 units per person 0.0176 units per person Canada
2020s 0.0694 units per person 0.064 units per person 0.0054 units per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Canada or Nigeria?
Canada, at 0.0675 units per person against 0.0667 units per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Canada and Nigeria?
0.0008 units per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
Canada ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 148th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.