Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female

Nigeria
2.06 million number
in 2016
Upper middle income
47.02 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
8th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 47.02 million number against 2.06 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 44.96 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 22.8 times Nigeria's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 188 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 755,082 number 31.89 million number 31.14 million number Upper middle income
2000s 1.13 million number 40.08 million number 38.94 million number Upper middle income
2010s 2.19 million number 47.52 million number 45.33 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, female, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 47.02 million number against 2.06 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
44.96 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 8th 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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About this data

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

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