Conversion rate on May 29, 2020.
The source adds the following information: "The headcount ratio defines the proportion of population that is living in the households where the value of per capita total consumption expenditure is below or equal to the poverty line."
and
"The estimates exclude Borno state."
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Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria 2019, by education and gender
As of 2019, the population mostly affected by poverty in Nigeria was those with no education or less than primary education. Households with a male household head were much more impacted. For instance, over ** percent of people belonging to households with a male head with no education or elementary education was living below the poverty line. According to national standards, an individual with less than thousand Nigerian Naira (roughly *** U.S. dollars) per year is considered poor. Nationwide, **** percent of population lived in poverty.
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NBS (Nigeria). (May 15, 2020). Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria as of 2019, by educational level and gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1121421/poverty-headcount-rate-in-nigeria-by-education-and-gender/
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Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria as of 2019, by educational level and gender [Graph], NBS (Nigeria), May 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1121421/poverty-headcount-rate-in-nigeria-by-education-and-gender/
