Egypt vs Nigeria: School age population, pre-primary education, female

Egypt
2.45 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
2.97 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
13th
Nigeria rank
12th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.97 million number against 2.45 million number in Egypt, a difference of 517,260 number.

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

Across all 50 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 206 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.05 million number 2.88 million number 1.83 million number Nigeria
1980s 1.33 million number 3.95 million number 2.62 million number Nigeria
1990s 1.65 million number 4.56 million number 2.91 million number Nigeria
2000s 1.66 million number 2.01 million number 355,226 number Nigeria
2010s 2.01 million number 2.66 million number 656,892 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2.97 million number against 2.45 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Egypt and Nigeria?
517,260 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Egypt ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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