India vs Nigeria: School age population, lower secondary education, female

India
36.22 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
7.15 million number
in 2020
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019952020

How they compare

India currently reports 36.22 million number against 7.15 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 29.07 million number.

That makes India's figure about 5.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 20.46 million number 3.34 million number 17.12 million number India
1980s 24.93 million number 3.69 million number 21.23 million number India
1990s 30.45 million number 3.76 million number 26.69 million number India
2000s 34.00 million number 4.65 million number 29.35 million number India
2010s 35.65 million number 6.08 million number 29.57 million number India
2020s 36.22 million number 7.15 million number 29.07 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, India or Nigeria?
India, at 36.22 million number against 7.15 million number in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between India and Nigeria?
29.07 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.