India vs Nigeria: Number of adults with no formal education by region
India
9.76 million people
in 2100
Nigeria
36.92 million people
in 2100
India rank
4th
Nigeria rank
1st
Number of adults with no formal education by region over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 36.92 million people against 9.76 million people in India, a difference of 27.16 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 13 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 167.99 million people | 19.37 million people | 148.62 million people | India |
| 1960s | 189.96 million people | 22.20 million people | 167.76 million people | India |
| 1970s | 216.74 million people | 24.56 million people | 192.17 million people | India |
| 1980s | 248.23 million people | 26.97 million people | 221.26 million people | India |
| 1990s | 279.02 million people | 29.02 million people | 250.00 million people | India |
| 2000s | 297.16 million people | 31.09 million people | 266.06 million people | India |
| 2010s | 296.48 million people | 32.91 million people | 263.57 million people | India |
| 2020s | 273.03 million people | 35.03 million people | 237.99 million people | India |
| 2030s | 234.10 million people | 37.45 million people | 196.65 million people | India |
| 2040s | 188.52 million people | 39.72 million people | 148.80 million people | India |
| 2050s | 140.59 million people | 41.66 million people | 98.93 million people | India |
| 2060s | 95.79 million people | 42.83 million people | 52.96 million people | India |
| 2070s | 58.77 million people | 42.81 million people | 15.95 million people | India |
| 2080s | 32.48 million people | 41.57 million people | 9.09 million people | Nigeria |
| 2090s | 16.72 million people | 39.24 million people | 22.51 million people | Nigeria |
| 2100s | 9.76 million people | 36.92 million people | 27.16 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, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 36.92 million people against 9.76 million people in India as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between India and Nigeria?
- 27.16 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
- India ranks 4th 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.