Nigeria vs United States of America: School age population, primary education, female

Nigeria
16.44 million number
in 2020
United States of America
12.06 million number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
3rd
United States of America rank
6th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 16.44 million number against 12.06 million number in United States of America, a difference of 4.38 million number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 4.78 million number 11.31 million number 6.53 million number United States of America
1980s 6.56 million number 9.92 million number 3.36 million number United States of America
1990s 8.55 million number 11.08 million number 2.53 million number United States of America
2000s 10.66 million number 11.86 million number 1.21 million number United States of America
2010s 14.01 million number 12.04 million number 1.98 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 United States of America?
Nigeria, at 16.44 million number against 12.06 million number in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Nigeria and United States of America?
4.38 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th 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.