Nigeria vs United States of America: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Nigeria
13.21 million number
in 2020
United States of America
12.63 million number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
5th
United States of America rank
6th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019952020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 13.21 million number against 12.63 million number in United States of America, a difference of 581,200 number.

Across all 49 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

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 2.39 million number 12.47 million number 10.08 million number United States of America
1980s 3.96 million number 11.62 million number 7.66 million number United States of America
1990s 6.91 million number 10.95 million number 4.04 million number United States of America
2000s 8.75 million number 12.66 million number 3.91 million number United States of America
2010s 10.95 million number 12.68 million number 1.72 million number United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Nigeria or United States of America?
Nigeria, at 13.21 million number against 12.63 million number in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Nigeria and United States of America?
581,200 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, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.