Egypt vs Nigeria
Egypt vs Nigeria: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.5 years in Egypt and 5 years in Nigeria, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Egypt, by 1.5 years, or 1.3 times that in Nigeria.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Egypt ranked 115 and Nigeria ranked 148 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Egypt | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022