Nigeria vs South Sudan

Nigeria vs South Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling

Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5 years in Nigeria and 2.5 years in South Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2.5 years, or 2.01 times that in South Sudan.

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years · World Bank

Nigeria vs South Sudan: Learning-adjusted schoolingLearning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5 years in Nigeria and 2.5 years in South Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2.5 years, or 2.01 times that in South Sudan.
NigeriaSouth Sudan

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
  • In 2020, Nigeria ranked 148 and South Sudan ranked 173 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

years · World Bank

YearNigeriaSouth Sudan
202052.5
201852.5
20174.32.3

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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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