Nigeria vs United States of America: School age population, secondary education, both sexes
Nigeria
27.80 million number
in 2020
United States of America
25.05 million number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
5th
United States of America rank
6th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time
- Nigeria
- United States of America
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 27.80 million number against 25.05 million number in United States of America, a difference of 2.74 million number.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 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 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 205 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.12 million number | 24.96 million number | 15.84 million number | United States of America |
| 1980s | 11.43 million number | 22.49 million number | 11.06 million number | United States of America |
| 1990s | 14.55 million number | 21.95 million number | 7.40 million number | United States of America |
| 2000s | 18.20 million number | 25.28 million number | 7.08 million number | United States of America |
| 2010s | 23.14 million number | 25.11 million number | 1.97 million number | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Nigeria or United States of America?
- Nigeria, at 27.80 million number against 25.05 million number in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Nigeria and United States of America?
- 2.74 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, secondary education, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.