Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, pre-primary education, female

Nigeria
2.97 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
39.73 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
14th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 39.73 million number against 2.97 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 36.76 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.88 million number 13.85 million number 10.97 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 3.95 million number 18.51 million number 14.56 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 4.56 million number 23.75 million number 19.19 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 2.01 million number 27.53 million number 25.52 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.66 million number 35.34 million number 32.68 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 39.73 million number against 2.97 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
36.76 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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.