China vs Nigeria: Population by level of education

China
592.51 million people
in 2100
Nigeria
194.75 million people
in 2100
China rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
4th

Population by level of education over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
0200.0M400.0M600.0M195020252100

How they compare

China currently reports 592.51 million people against 194.75 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 397.77 million people.

That makes China's figure about 3.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 200 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 1.30 million people 96,100 people 1.20 million people China
1960s 4.16 million people 270,600 people 3.89 million people China
1970s 8.62 million people 602,850 people 8.02 million people China
1980s 17.99 million people 1.41 million people 16.58 million people China
1990s 37.06 million people 2.95 million people 34.11 million people China
2000s 70.88 million people 5.31 million people 65.57 million people China
2010s 138.47 million people 9.77 million people 128.70 million people China
2020s 223.66 million people 14.33 million people 209.34 million people China
2030s 336.21 million people 22.80 million people 313.41 million people China
2040s 449.86 million people 35.14 million people 414.72 million people China
2050s 525.78 million people 51.69 million people 474.09 million people China
2060s 586.93 million people 73.62 million people 513.32 million people China
2070s 627.72 million people 101.38 million people 526.35 million people China
2080s 635.94 million people 133.40 million people 502.54 million people China
2090s 617.64 million people 167.99 million people 449.64 million people China
2100s 592.51 million people 194.75 million people 397.77 million people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, China or Nigeria?
China, at 592.51 million people against 194.75 million people in Nigeria as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between China and Nigeria?
397.77 million people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for population by level of education?
China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.