Nigeria vs United States of America: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

Nigeria
3.80 million number
in 2019
United States of America
2.07 million number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
3rd
United States of America rank
5th

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

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199820082019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.80 million number against 2.07 million number in United States of America, a difference of 1.73 million number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times United States of America's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2.37 million number 1.94 million number 436,950 number Nigeria
2000s 2.69 million number 2.04 million number 646,776 number Nigeria
2010s 3.30 million number 2.10 million number 1.20 million number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, Nigeria or United States of America?
Nigeria, at 3.80 million number against 2.07 million number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Nigeria and United States of America?
1.73 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th 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.