Nigeria vs United States of America: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Nigeria
2.53 million number
in 2020
United States of America
2.04 million number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
3rd
United States of America rank
6th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.53 million number against 2.04 million number in United States of America, a difference of 498,810 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 731,317 number 1.98 million number 1.25 million number United States of America
1980s 987,939 number 1.69 million number 699,164 number United States of America
1990s 1.33 million number 1.81 million number 481,305 number United States of America
2000s 1.64 million number 2.04 million number 400,741 number United States of America
2010s 2.14 million number 2.02 million number 121,561 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Nigeria or United States of America?
Nigeria, at 2.53 million number against 2.04 million number in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Nigeria and United States of America?
498,810 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.