Bangladesh vs Nigeria: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Bangladesh
6.06 million number
in 2020
Nigeria
6.48 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
7th
Nigeria rank
5th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
2.0M4.0M6.0M197019952020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.48 million number against 6.06 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 425,040 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.45 million number 1.19 million number 254,336 number Bangladesh
1980s 1.99 million number 1.96 million number 27,847 number Bangladesh
1990s 3.06 million number 3.41 million number 342,909 number Nigeria
2000s 5.90 million number 4.31 million number 1.59 million number Bangladesh
2010s 6.14 million number 5.48 million number 658,716 number Bangladesh
2020s 6.06 million number 6.48 million number 425,040 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 6.48 million number against 6.06 million number in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
425,040 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, female (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

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