East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Enrolment in secondary education, female

East Asia & Pacific
75.11 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
4.80 million number
in 2016
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th
Nigeria rank
12th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 75.11 million number against 4.80 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 70.30 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 15.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 32.58 million number 230,300 number 32.34 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 40.23 million number 931,128 number 39.30 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 52.80 million number 1.57 million number 51.24 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 74.34 million number 2.64 million number 71.70 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 75.79 million number 4.86 million number 70.93 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?
East Asia & Pacific, at 75.11 million number against 4.80 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
70.30 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary 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 secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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