Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Children out of school, primary, female
Nigeria
4.68 million
in 2023
Upper middle income
4.06 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Upper middle income rank
4th
Children out of school, primary, female over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.68 million against 4.06 million in Upper middle income, a difference of 627,210.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.81 million | 5.13 million | 319,847 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 5.84 million | 3.43 million | 2.41 million | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.68 million | 4.17 million | 516,210 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
- Nigeria, at 4.68 million against 4.06 million in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 627,210, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.