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

Indonesia
13.62 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
16.44 million number
in 2020
Indonesia rank
4th
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M17.5M197019952020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 16.44 million number against 13.62 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 2.82 million number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 9.93 million number 4.78 million number 5.14 million number Indonesia
1980s 12.07 million number 6.56 million number 5.51 million number Indonesia
1990s 13.08 million number 8.55 million number 4.53 million number Indonesia
2000s 13.17 million number 10.66 million number 2.51 million number Indonesia
2010s 13.58 million number 14.21 million number 638,500 number Nigeria
2020s 13.62 million number 16.44 million number 2.82 million number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 16.44 million number against 13.62 million number in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Indonesia and Nigeria?
2.82 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Indonesia ranks 4th 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.