India vs Nigeria: School age population, primary education, female

India
57.92 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
16.44 million number
in 2020
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019952020

How they compare

India currently reports 57.92 million number against 16.44 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 41.48 million number.

That makes India's figure about 3.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 37.49 million number 4.78 million number 32.70 million number India
1980s 45.56 million number 6.56 million number 39.00 million number India
1990s 54.48 million number 8.55 million number 45.93 million number India
2000s 58.21 million number 10.66 million number 47.55 million number India
2010s 59.97 million number 14.21 million number 45.76 million number India
2020s 57.92 million number 16.44 million number 41.48 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, India or Nigeria?
India, at 57.92 million number against 16.44 million number in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between India and Nigeria?
41.48 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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