Bangladesh vs Nigeria: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

Bangladesh
3.05 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
3.80 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
4th
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
02.0M4.0M6.0M199820082019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.80 million number against 3.05 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 754,140 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 164 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 4.08 million number 2.37 million number 1.71 million number Bangladesh
2000s 5.21 million number 2.69 million number 2.52 million number Bangladesh
2010s 3.76 million number 3.35 million number 406,907 number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 3.80 million number against 3.05 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
754,140 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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