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

47.75 million number, with IDA total ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

IDA total vs Nigeria: Enrolment in secondary education, female

IDA total

52.56 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

4.80 million number

in 2016

IDA total rank

15th

Nigeria rank

12th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

IDA total
Nigeria

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 52.56 million number against 4.80 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 47.75 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 10.9 times Nigeria's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 43 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	5.72 million number	213,725 number	5.51 million number	IDA total
1980s	9.54 million number	931,128 number	8.61 million number	IDA total
1990s	16.30 million number	1.57 million number	14.73 million number	IDA total
2000s	28.43 million number	2.64 million number	25.79 million number	IDA total
2010s	43.56 million number	4.86 million number	38.70 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, IDA total or Nigeria?: IDA total, at 52.56 million number against 4.80 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between IDA total and Nigeria?: 47.75 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Nigeria?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do IDA total and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: IDA total ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 43 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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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.