China vs Nigeria: School age population, early childhood education, female

China
24.41 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
15.66 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M199720082019

How they compare

China currently reports 24.41 million number against 15.66 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 8.75 million number.

That makes China's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 25.15 million number 9.40 million number 15.75 million number China
2000s 23.86 million number 10.97 million number 12.89 million number China
2010s 23.67 million number 14.23 million number 9.44 million number China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, China or Nigeria?
China, at 24.41 million number against 15.66 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between China and Nigeria?
8.75 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/