What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Nigeria and Russian Federation?

828,960 number, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Russian Federation: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female

Nigeria

2.75 million number

in 2016

Russian Federation

3.57 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

12th

Russian Federation rank

9th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female over time

Nigeria
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 3.57 million number against 2.75 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 828,960 number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 12th and Russian Federation ranks 9th of 194 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.04 million number	5.70 million number	4.66 million number	Russian Federation
2000s	1.51 million number	4.17 million number	2.66 million number	Russian Federation
2010s	2.73 million number	3.11 million number	379,868 number	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, female, Nigeria or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 3.57 million number against 2.75 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 828,960 number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?: Nigeria ranks 12th and Russian Federation ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,720 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.