Nigeria vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Nigeria
504,448
in 2021
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
19.43 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
6th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
6th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled over time

  • Nigeria
  • UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
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How they compare

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 19.43 million against 504,448 in Nigeria, a difference of 18.92 million.

That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 38.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 6th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 212 countries.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria UNICEF: All Unicef Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 34,085 5.36 million 5.32 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1980s 125,291 7.80 million 7.67 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1990s 187,211 10.06 million 9.87 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2000s 258,969 12.53 million 12.27 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2010s 417,170 16.42 million 16.01 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2020s 489,996 18.40 million 17.91 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Nigeria or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 19.43 million against 504,448 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Nigeria and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
18.92 million, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Nigeria ranks 6th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.