Nigeria vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Nigeria
16.21 million
in 2023
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
345.07 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
3rd
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
6th

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled over time

  • Nigeria
  • UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
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How they compare

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 345.07 million against 16.21 million in Nigeria, a difference of 328.87 million.

That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 21.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 216 countries.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria UNICEF: All Unicef Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 2.26 million 171.64 million 169.39 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1980s 5.74 million 214.35 million 208.61 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1990s 6.80 million 250.78 million 243.98 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2000s 9.35 million 284.80 million 275.44 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2010s 11.47 million 314.76 million 303.30 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2020s 15.36 million 333.61 million 318.25 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Nigeria or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 345.07 million against 16.21 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Nigeria and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
328.87 million, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 20,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.