Nigeria - Number of Pupils in Primary Education

Since 2014, Nigeria Number of Pupils in Primary Education increased 0.7% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 4 comparing other countries in Number of Pupils in Primary Education with 26,754,633.18 Pupils. Nigeria is overtaken by Indonesia, which was ranked number 3 with 29,377,793.11 Pupils and is followed by United States at 25,044,256.66 Pupils. Gambia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +6.4% per year, while Puerto Rico witnessed the worst performance at -4.6% per year.

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Date Units (Pupils)
2019 26,754,633.18
2018 26,442,204.41
2017 26,123,399.54
2016 25,591,180.00
2015
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How does Nigeria rank in Number of Pupils in Primary Education?

# 184 Countries Units (Pupils) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
India
120,064,160 2019 NA -2.7 % View data
2 #2
China
104,325,248 2019 +2.4 % +1.9 % View data
3 #3
Indonesia
29,377,793 2019 -0.2 % -0.3 % View data
4 #4
Nigeria
26,754,633 2019 +1.2 % +0.7 % View data
5 #5
United States
25,044,257 2019 +0.3 % +0.4 % View data
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