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

India
23.40 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
3.80 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

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

  • India
  • Nigeria
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199720082019

How they compare

India currently reports 23.40 million number against 3.80 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 19.60 million number.

That makes India's figure about 6.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 19.20 million number 2.37 million number 16.83 million number India
2000s 21.22 million number 2.69 million number 18.52 million number India
2010s 22.82 million number 3.35 million number 19.47 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, India or Nigeria?
India, at 23.40 million number against 3.80 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between India and Nigeria?
19.60 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
India ranks 1st 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.