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

Nigeria
16.44 million number
in 2020
Pakistan
12.09 million number
in 2020
Nigeria rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
5th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
5.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 16.44 million number against 12.09 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 4.35 million number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 4.78 million number 4.41 million number 376,748 number Nigeria
1980s 6.56 million number 5.96 million number 596,609 number Nigeria
1990s 8.55 million number 8.28 million number 269,343 number Nigeria
2000s 10.66 million number 10.16 million number 498,052 number Nigeria
2010s 14.21 million number 11.18 million number 3.03 million number Nigeria
2020s 16.44 million number 12.09 million number 4.35 million number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 16.44 million number against 12.09 million number in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Nigeria and Pakistan?
4.35 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th 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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About this data

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.