Nigeria vs South Asia: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Nigeria
6.48 million number
in 2020
South Asia
65.41 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
5th
South Asia rank
7th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Asia
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019952020

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 65.41 million number against 6.48 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 58.93 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 10.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 7th of 205 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.19 million number 30.39 million number 29.20 million number South Asia
1980s 1.96 million number 37.77 million number 35.81 million number South Asia
1990s 3.41 million number 47.37 million number 43.96 million number South Asia
2000s 4.31 million number 59.56 million number 55.26 million number South Asia
2010s 5.48 million number 64.07 million number 58.60 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Nigeria or South Asia?
South Asia, at 65.41 million number against 6.48 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Nigeria and South Asia?
58.93 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and South Asia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 7th 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.