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

Nigeria
16.44 million number
in 2020
World
351.92 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
3rd
World rank
1st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 351.92 million number against 16.44 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 335.48 million number.

That makes World's figure about 21.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

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

World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria World Difference Ahead
1970s 4.78 million number 243.19 million number 238.41 million number World
1980s 6.56 million number 272.35 million number 265.80 million number World
1990s 8.55 million number 305.53 million number 296.98 million number World
2000s 10.66 million number 320.77 million number 310.12 million number World
2010s 14.21 million number 337.99 million number 323.77 million number World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Nigeria or World?
World, at 351.92 million number against 16.44 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Nigeria and World?
335.48 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and World rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.