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

1.35 million number, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?

15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.

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.

Nigeria vs United States: Population of compulsory school age, female

Nigeria

22.98 million number

in 2019

United States

24.33 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

5th

United States rank

4th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Nigeria
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 24.33 million number against 22.98 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 1.35 million number.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 186 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.03 million number	24.27 million number	8.23 million number	United States
2010s	20.00 million number	24.30 million number	4.30 million number	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Nigeria or United States?: United States, at 24.33 million number against 22.98 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Nigeria and United States?: 1.35 million number, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Nigeria ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 186 countries.
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.