GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Nigeria: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
30.50 million
in 2025
Nigeria
4.68 million
in 2023
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Nigeria
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 30.50 million against 4.68 million in Nigeria, a difference of 25.82 million.
That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 6.5 times Nigeria's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 39 groups.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.64 million | 4.81 million | 27.83 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 30.65 million | 5.84 million | 24.81 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 30.44 million | 4.68 million | 25.76 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school children of primary school age, female, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Nigeria?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 30.50 million against 4.68 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school children of primary school age, female between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Nigeria?
- 25.82 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Nigeria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Nigeria rank globally for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children of primary school age, female (number). 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