Japan vs Nigeria: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Japan
3.41 million number
in 2018
Nigeria
4.80 million number
in 2016
Japan rank
14th
Nigeria rank
12th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Japan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.80 million number against 3.41 million number in Japan, a difference of 1.39 million number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 4.39 million number 230,300 number 4.16 million number Japan
1980s 5.10 million number 931,128 number 4.17 million number Japan
1990s 4.95 million number 1.57 million number 3.38 million number Japan
2000s 3.86 million number 2.64 million number 1.22 million number Japan
2010s 3.54 million number 4.86 million number 1.32 million number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Japan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4.80 million number against 3.41 million number in Japan as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Japan and Nigeria?
1.39 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Japan ranks 14th 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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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.