India vs Nigeria: Population by level of education

India
602.28 million people
in 2100
Nigeria
194.75 million people
in 2100
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
4th

Population by level of education over time

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

How they compare

India currently reports 602.28 million people against 194.75 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 407.53 million people.

That makes India's figure about 3.1 times Nigeria's.

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

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 1.79 million people 96,100 people 1.69 million people India
1960s 4.18 million people 270,600 people 3.91 million people India
1970s 8.88 million people 602,850 people 8.28 million people India
1980s 17.86 million people 1.41 million people 16.45 million people India
1990s 31.14 million people 2.95 million people 28.19 million people India
2000s 52.27 million people 5.31 million people 46.96 million people India
2010s 88.87 million people 9.77 million people 79.10 million people India
2020s 139.55 million people 14.33 million people 125.23 million people India
2030s 208.36 million people 22.80 million people 185.56 million people India
2040s 282.48 million people 35.14 million people 247.34 million people India
2050s 356.01 million people 51.69 million people 304.33 million people India
2060s 426.87 million people 73.62 million people 353.26 million people India
2070s 487.58 million people 101.38 million people 386.20 million people India
2080s 538.76 million people 133.40 million people 405.36 million people India
2090s 579.07 million people 167.99 million people 411.08 million people India
2100s 602.28 million people 194.75 million people 407.53 million people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, India or Nigeria?
India, at 602.28 million people against 194.75 million people in Nigeria as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between India and Nigeria?
407.53 million people, with India 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 population by level of education?
India ranks 1st 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.