What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between European Union and Nigeria?

6.16 million number, with European Union ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Nigeria?

16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs Nigeria: Population of compulsory school age, female

European Union

29.14 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

22.98 million number

in 2019

European Union rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

5th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

European Union
Nigeria

How they compare

European Union currently reports 29.14 million number against 22.98 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 6.16 million number.

That makes European Union's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 2 groups.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	29.31 million number	16.03 million number	13.27 million number	European Union
2010s	28.56 million number	20.30 million number	8.26 million number	European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, European Union or Nigeria?: European Union, at 29.14 million number against 22.98 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between European Union and Nigeria?: 6.16 million number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Nigeria?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do European Union and Nigeria rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: European Union ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.