Indonesia vs Nigeria: Population by level of education

Indonesia
116.50 million people
in 2100
Nigeria
194.75 million people
in 2100
Indonesia rank
6th
Nigeria rank
4th

Population by level of education over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M195020252100

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 194.75 million people against 116.50 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 78.25 million people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Indonesia ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 9 and Nigeria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 61,150 people 96,100 people 34,950 people Nigeria
1960s 228,850 people 270,600 people 41,750 people Nigeria
1970s 696,000 people 602,850 people 93,150 people Indonesia
1980s 1.86 million people 1.41 million people 447,800 people Indonesia
1990s 4.32 million people 2.95 million people 1.37 million people Indonesia
2000s 7.83 million people 5.31 million people 2.53 million people Indonesia
2010s 13.00 million people 9.77 million people 3.23 million people Indonesia
2020s 20.09 million people 14.33 million people 5.76 million people Indonesia
2030s 30.17 million people 22.80 million people 7.36 million people Indonesia
2040s 42.91 million people 35.14 million people 7.76 million people Indonesia
2050s 56.73 million people 51.69 million people 5.04 million people Indonesia
2060s 71.09 million people 73.62 million people 2.53 million people Nigeria
2070s 85.11 million people 101.38 million people 16.27 million people Nigeria
2080s 98.13 million people 133.40 million people 35.26 million people Nigeria
2090s 109.44 million people 167.99 million people 58.55 million people Nigeria
2100s 116.50 million people 194.75 million people 78.25 million people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 194.75 million people against 116.50 million people in Indonesia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Indonesia and Nigeria?
78.25 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for population by level of education?
Indonesia ranks 6th 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.