Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

Ethiopia
1.21 million number
in 2015
Nigeria
981,192 number
in 2010
Ethiopia rank
14th
Nigeria rank
17th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.21 million number against 981,192 number in Nigeria, a difference of 226,108 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 196 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 87,850 number 766,348 number 678,498 number Nigeria
2010s 165,738 number 981,192 number 815,454 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Ethiopia, at 1.21 million number against 981,192 number in Nigeria as of 2015.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
226,108 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.