Population of compulsory school age, female in Nigeria

Nigeria: Population of compulsory school age, female was 22.98 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.98 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
5th
of 186 countries
All-time high
22.98 million number
in 2019
All-time low
15.02 million number
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Nigeria, 2004–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2004201120192004: 15.0M number2005: 15.4M number2006: 15.8M number2007: 16.2M number2008: 16.7M number2009: 17.2M number2010: 17.7M number2011: 18.2M number2012: 18.8M number2013: 19.4M number2014: 20.0M number2015: 20.6M number2016: 21.2M number2017: 21.8M number2018: 22.4M number2019: 23.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Nigeria is 22.98 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Nigeria peaked at 22.98 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.02 million number, in 2004.

That places Nigeria 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.03 million number 15.02 million number 17.18 million number 6
2010s 20.30 million number 17.70 million number 22.98 million number 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 2 China 70.26 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 27.09 million number compare
  3. 4 United States 24.33 million number compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 20.30 million number compare
  5. 7 Mexico 15.36 million number compare
  6. 8 Philippines 13.74 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Nigeria?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Nigeria was 22.98 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 22.98 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 15.02 million number in 2004.
How does Nigeria rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Nigeria ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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

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