Egypt vs Nigeria: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
Egypt
23.5%
in 2020
Nigeria
29.7%
in 2020
Egypt rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
1st
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 29.7% against 23.5% in Egypt, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 25 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.2% | 87.2% | 12.0% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 70.5% | 82.6% | 12.1% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 63.6% | 76.4% | 12.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 56.4% | 66.9% | 10.6% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 55.8% | 8.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 45.8% | 9.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 37.7% | 11.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 29.7% | 6.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the world's population with formal basic education, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 29.7% against 23.5% in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 6.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- Egypt ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the world's population with formal basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15 or older who have not received some kind of formal primary, secondary, or tertiary education.