Early-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: Secondary education, pupils

Early-demographic dividend
320.06 million
in 2024
Nigeria
15.20 million
in 2023
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th
Nigeria rank
7th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Nigeria
0100.0M200.0M300.0M197019972024

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 320.06 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria, a difference of 304.86 million.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 21.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 43 groups.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 74.39 million 643,085 73.75 million Early-demographic dividend
1980s 100.33 million 2.73 million 97.61 million Early-demographic dividend
1990s 158.45 million 3.48 million 154.97 million Early-demographic dividend
2000s 211.23 million 5.97 million 205.26 million Early-demographic dividend
2010s 275.49 million 10.59 million 264.90 million Early-demographic dividend
2020s 314.67 million 14.10 million 300.57 million Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
Early-demographic dividend, at 320.06 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
304.86 million, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.