Lower middle income vs Nigeria: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female

Lower middle income
56.2%
in 2019
Nigeria
62.5%
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
8th
Nigeria rank
7th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 62.5% against 56.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 6.3%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 61.5% 66.3% 4.8% Nigeria
2000s 62.1% 61.9% 0.3% Lower middle income
2010s 56.5% 62.5% 6.0% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female, Lower middle income or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 62.5% against 56.2% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female between Lower middle income and Nigeria?
6.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Nigeria rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
Lower middle income ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.