India vs Nigeria: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.1 years in India and 5 years in Nigeria, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in India, by 2.1 years, or 1.41 times that in Nigeria.
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Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
years · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7.1 2020 | — | 103 of 174 |
| Nigeria | 5 2020 | — | 148 of 174 |
What the numbers say
- India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, India ranked 103 and Nigeria ranked 148 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | India | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
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.
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