Population, ages 7-13, total in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population, ages 7-13, total was 31.93 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 7-13, total in Nigeria, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 31.93 million for population, ages 7-13, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 7-13, total in Nigeria peaked at 31.93 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.61 million, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.42 million | 17.61 million | 23.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.27 million | 23.72 million | 28.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.63 million | 29.28 million | 31.93 million | 6 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 913,305 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.38 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 7-13, total in Nigeria?
- Population, ages 7-13, total in Nigeria was 31.93 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 7-13, total recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.93 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 7-13, total recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.61 million in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for population, ages 7-13, total?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 7-13, total rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 7-13, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 7-13, total is the total population age 7-13.