East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: School age population, tertiary education, female

East Asia & Pacific
74.73 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
7.82 million number
in 2014
East Asia & Pacific rank
11th
Nigeria rank
7th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 74.73 million number against 7.82 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 66.91 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 9.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 66.12 million number 2.67 million number 63.45 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 82.00 million number 3.53 million number 78.47 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 90.89 million number 4.87 million number 86.01 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 87.37 million number 6.45 million number 80.92 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 88.64 million number 7.49 million number 81.15 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?
East Asia & Pacific, at 74.73 million number against 7.82 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
66.91 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.