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

646,130 number, with Türkiye ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Türkiye: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female

Nigeria

2.06 million number

in 2016

Türkiye

2.70 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

10th

Türkiye rank

9th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

Nigeria
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 2.70 million number against 2.06 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 646,130 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	755,082 number	954,878 number	199,796 number	Türkiye
2000s	1.13 million number	1.21 million number	80,008 number	Türkiye
2010s	2.19 million number	2.24 million number	42,777 number	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, female, Nigeria or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 2.70 million number against 2.06 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Nigeria and Türkiye?: 646,130 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Türkiye?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?: Nigeria ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper 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 upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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