Nigeria vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female
Nigeria
49.9%
in 2011
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
58.8%
in 2020
Nigeria rank
172nd
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
169th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Nigeria
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 58.8% against 49.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 172nd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th of 186 countries.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 42.1% | 0.5% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 46.2% | 0.7% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 56.3% | 7.8% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Nigeria or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 58.8% against 49.9% in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Nigeria and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 8.9%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 172nd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release