Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3.08 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nigeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nigeria is 3.08 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nigeria peaked at 3.08 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 791,711 number, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 791,711 number | — |
| 1971 | 806,628 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 830,574 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 852,925 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 874,552 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 896,207 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 918,741 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 953,770 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 993,206 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 1.03 million number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.19 million number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.23 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.27 million number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.30 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.34 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.38 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.42 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.45 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.48 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.51 million number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.54 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.57 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.60 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.62 million number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.66 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.73 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.77 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.80 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.86 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.97 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.02 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.08 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.15 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.22 million number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.30 million number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.37 million number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.44 million number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.51 million number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.65 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.72 million number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.86 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.94 million number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.01 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.08 million number | +2.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3.08 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 25.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3.08 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 17.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 895,246 number | 791,711 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.73 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 million number | 1.77 million number | 2.30 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 million number | 2.37 million number | 3.01 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 million number | 3.08 million number | 3.08 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nigeria?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Nigeria was 3.08 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 791,711 number in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.