Nigeria vs OECD members: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Nigeria
4.80 million number
in 2016
OECD members
55.37 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
12th
OECD members rank
14th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • OECD members
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019942019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 55.37 million number against 4.80 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 50.56 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 11.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 12th and OECD members ranks 14th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 213,725 number 38.09 million number 37.87 million number OECD members
1980s 931,128 number 46.69 million number 45.76 million number OECD members
1990s 1.57 million number 48.48 million number 46.91 million number OECD members
2000s 2.64 million number 52.24 million number 49.60 million number OECD members
2010s 4.86 million number 54.37 million number 49.51 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Nigeria or OECD members?
OECD members, at 55.37 million number against 4.80 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Nigeria and OECD members?
50.56 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and OECD members?
33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 12th and OECD members ranks 14th 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.