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

Nigeria
6.48 million number
in 2020
United States of America
6.18 million number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
5th
United States of America rank
6th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.48 million number against 6.18 million number in United States of America, a difference of 302,860 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 1.19 million number 6.10 million number 4.91 million number United States of America
1980s 1.96 million number 5.59 million number 3.63 million number United States of America
1990s 3.41 million number 5.33 million number 1.93 million number United States of America
2000s 4.31 million number 6.15 million number 1.84 million number United States of America
2010s 5.39 million number 6.19 million number 797,007 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, female, Nigeria or United States of America?
Nigeria, at 6.48 million number against 6.18 million number in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Nigeria and United States of America?
302,860 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, female?
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, 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.