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

1.90 million number, with Indonesia ahead.

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

40 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.

Indonesia vs Nigeria: Enrolment in primary education, female

Indonesia

14.06 million number

in 2018

Nigeria

12.16 million number

in 2016

Indonesia rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

5th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Indonesia
Nigeria

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 14.06 million number against 12.16 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 1.90 million number.

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

Across all 40 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.07 million number	2.07 million number	6.00 million number	Indonesia
1980s	13.77 million number	5.85 million number	7.92 million number	Indonesia
1990s	14.38 million number	6.72 million number	7.66 million number	Indonesia
2000s	14.13 million number	9.35 million number	4.77 million number	Indonesia
2010s	14.68 million number	11.77 million number	2.91 million number	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Indonesia or Nigeria?: Indonesia, at 14.06 million number against 12.16 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Indonesia and Nigeria?: 1.90 million number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Indonesia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 203 countries.
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.