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

Brazil
5.15 million number
in 2011
Nigeria
6.48 million number
in 2020
Brazil rank
8th
Nigeria rank
5th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.48 million number against 5.15 million number in Brazil, a difference of 1.34 million number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 205 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 5.16 million number 3.86 million number 1.30 million number Brazil
2000s 5.20 million number 4.34 million number 860,820 number Brazil
2010s 5.15 million number 4.93 million number 215,840 number Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Brazil or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 6.48 million number against 5.15 million number in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Brazil and Nigeria?
1.34 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Brazil ranks 8th 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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About this data

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.