Namibia vs Nigeria: Average years of schooling
Namibia
7.19 years
in 2020
Nigeria
7.18 years
in 2020
Namibia rank
111th
Nigeria rank
113th
Average years of schooling over time
- Namibia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.19 years against 7.18 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Nigeria ahead.
Namibia ranks 111th and Nigeria ranks 113th of 162 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 0.1437 years | 0.1 years | 0.0437 years | Namibia |
| 1900s | 0.2874 years | 0.1 years | 0.1874 years | Namibia |
| 1910s | 0.613 years | 0.1 years | 0.513 years | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.24 years | 0.1 years | 1.14 years | Namibia |
| 1930s | 1.66 years | 0.1675 years | 1.49 years | Namibia |
| 1950s | 2.66 years | 0.55 years | 2.11 years | Namibia |
| 1960s | 3.33 years | 1.12 years | 2.21 years | Namibia |
| 1970s | 4.36 years | 1.34 years | 3.02 years | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.5 years | 1.78 years | 3.71 years | Namibia |
| 1990s | 6.3 years | 3.04 years | 3.26 years | Namibia |
| 2000s | 5.96 years | 4.3 years | 1.66 years | Namibia |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 5.62 years | 0.7782 years | Namibia |
| 2020s | 7.19 years | 7.18 years | 0.0109 years | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Namibia or Nigeria?
- Namibia, at 7.19 years against 7.18 years in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Namibia and Nigeria?
- 0.01 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Namibia ranks 111th and Nigeria ranks 113th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.