Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Number of adults with no formal education by region
Ethiopia
10.24 million people
in 2100
Nigeria
36.92 million people
in 2100
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
1st
Number of adults with no formal education by region over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 36.92 million people against 10.24 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 26.68 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.6 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.90 million people | 19.37 million people | 9.47 million people | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 12.23 million people | 22.20 million people | 9.97 million people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 15.05 million people | 24.56 million people | 9.51 million people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 17.49 million people | 26.97 million people | 9.48 million people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 21.99 million people | 29.02 million people | 7.03 million people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 26.56 million people | 31.09 million people | 4.54 million people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 31.28 million people | 32.91 million people | 1.62 million people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 35.50 million people | 35.03 million people | 468,950 people | Ethiopia |
| 2030s | 36.82 million people | 37.45 million people | 626,050 people | Nigeria |
| 2040s | 36.02 million people | 39.72 million people | 3.70 million people | Nigeria |
| 2050s | 33.13 million people | 41.66 million people | 8.53 million people | Nigeria |
| 2060s | 28.64 million people | 42.83 million people | 14.19 million people | Nigeria |
| 2070s | 23.33 million people | 42.81 million people | 19.48 million people | Nigeria |
| 2080s | 17.99 million people | 41.57 million people | 23.58 million people | Nigeria |
| 2090s | 13.23 million people | 39.24 million people | 26.01 million people | Nigeria |
| 2100s | 10.24 million people | 36.92 million people | 26.68 million people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 36.92 million people against 10.24 million people in Ethiopia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 26.68 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
- Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.