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Nigeria vs South Africa: Compulsory education, duration (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Compulsory education, duration (years) was 9.00, compared to South Africa's 9.00. That makes Nigeria's value roughly the same as South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #143 of 197 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2025)
9.00
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.0%
Peak
9.00 (2006)
Trough
9.00 (2006)

South Africa

Rank #148 of 197 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2025)
9.00
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.0%
Peak
9.00 (2006)
Trough
9.00 (2006)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.COM.DURS), CC BY 4.0.