Population, age 24, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population, age 24, female was 1.60 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 24, female in Nigeria, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 24, female in Nigeria is 1.60 million, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 24, female in Nigeria peaked at 1.60 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 747,618, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 855,766 | 747,618 | 975,515 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million | 1.01 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.40 million | 1.60 million | 5 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 913,305 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.38 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 24, female in Nigeria?
- Population, age 24, female in Nigeria was 1.60 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 24, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 24, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 747,618 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for population, age 24, female?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 24, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.