What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between IDA total and Nigeria?

102.78 million number, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Nigeria?

42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

IDA total vs Nigeria: Enrolment in primary education, female

IDA total

114.94 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

12.16 million number

in 2016

IDA total rank

8th

Nigeria rank

5th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

IDA total
Nigeria

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 114.94 million number against 12.16 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 102.78 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 9.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 45 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.27 million number	2.34 million number	18.92 million number	IDA total
1980s	35.83 million number	5.74 million number	30.10 million number	IDA total
1990s	48.08 million number	6.72 million number	41.36 million number	IDA total
2000s	76.16 million number	9.35 million number	66.81 million number	IDA total
2010s	100.53 million number	11.77 million number	88.76 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, IDA total or Nigeria?: IDA total, at 114.94 million number against 12.16 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between IDA total and Nigeria?: 102.78 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Nigeria?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do IDA total and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: IDA total ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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