Indonesia vs Nigeria: Primary education, pupils
Indonesia
28.68 million
in 2025
Nigeria
33.42 million
in 2023
Indonesia rank
4th
Nigeria rank
3rd
Primary education, pupils over time
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 33.42 million against 28.68 million in Indonesia, a difference of 4.73 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.
Globally, Indonesia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.