What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Germany and Nigeria?

1.56 million number, with Nigeria ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

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.

Germany vs Nigeria: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Germany

3.24 million number

in 2018

Nigeria

4.80 million number

in 2016

Germany rank

15th

Nigeria rank

12th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Germany
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.80 million number against 3.24 million number in Germany, a difference of 1.56 million number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 203 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.95 million number	1.80 million number	2.15 million number	Germany
2000s	3.94 million number	2.64 million number	1.30 million number	Germany
2010s	3.47 million number	4.86 million number	1.39 million number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Germany or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 4.80 million number against 3.24 million number in Germany as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Germany and Nigeria?: 1.56 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Nigeria?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Germany and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Germany ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 203 countries.
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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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: 21 August 2026

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