What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Ethiopia and Nigeria?

2.36 million girls, with Nigeria ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Girls and boys who are out of school

Ethiopia

2.33 million girls

in 2024

Nigeria

4.68 million girls

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

4th

Nigeria rank

1st

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.68 million girls against 2.33 million girls in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.36 million girls.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 180 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.73 million girls	4.28 million girls	550,130 girls	Nigeria
2000s	2.77 million girls	4.81 million girls	2.04 million girls	Nigeria
2010s	2.26 million girls	5.84 million girls	3.59 million girls	Nigeria
2020s	2.41 million girls	4.68 million girls	2.27 million girls	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Ethiopia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 4.68 million girls against 2.33 million girls in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 2.36 million girls, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.