Women in Nigeria

Statistics report on women in Nigeria

Women in Nigeria

This report provides data on women in Nigeria. Overall, it focuses on five major topics: health, education, employment, gender inequality and violence, and politics and social issues. After a demographic overview, the second chapter shows data on female health, including health of pregnant women and sexual health. The third chapter provides data on Nigeria's female working force as well as women empowerment. Afterwards, the chapter on gender inequality and violence depicts data on gender gap and forms of violence endured by women in Nigeria. Lastly, the closing chapter reports data on voting intentions of female voters and the opinions of women on some major issues in the country.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Total population of Nigeria 2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Age distribution of the population in Nigeria 2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Median age in Nigeria 2020, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy at birth in Nigeria 2023, by gender

Health

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  • Basic Statistic Main death causes for women in Nigeria 2019
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of HIV in Nigeria 2020, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Pregnant women health care in Nigeria 2018, by state
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of female genital mutilation in Nigeria 2013-2018, by area
  • Basic Statistic Contraceptive prevalence rate among women in Nigeria 2023, by civil status

Education

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  • Basic Statistic Female adult literacy rate in West Africa 2018, by country
  • Premium Statistic School completion rate in Nigeria 2020, by educational level and gender
  • Basic Statistic Short school attendance among female students in Africa 2020, by country
  • Premium Statistic Share of female enrollment in undergraduate programs in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
  • Premium Statistic Women in postgraduate programs at universities in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
  • Premium Statistic Federal universities with the highest share of women in Nigeria 2018
  • Premium Statistic State universities with the highest share of women in Nigeria 2018
  • Premium Statistic Private universities with the highest share of women in Nigeria 2018

Employment

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  • Premium Statistic Socioeconomic empowerment of women in Nigeria 2019
  • Premium Statistic Labor force in Nigeria 2020, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Common jobs of women in Nigeria 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of female Principal Officers at Nigerian universities 2019, by ownership
  • Premium Statistic Female staff in Nigerian universities 2019
  • Basic Statistic Number of university professors in Nigeria 2019
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of National Judicial Officers in Nigeria 2016-2018, by gender

Gender inequality and violence

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  • Basic Statistic Gender gap index in Sub-Saharan Africa 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Index of women entrepreneurs in Africa 2021, by country
  • Basic Statistic Decision making on own money among women in Nigeria 2020
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of reported cases of sexual abuse in Nigeria 2018, by perpetrator

Politics and societal issues

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  • Premium Statistic Gender representation in National Parliament in Nigeria 1993-2019
  • Basic Statistic Identification to political parties among women in Nigeria 2022, by party
  • Basic Statistic Voting intentions for national elections among female voters in Nigeria 2020
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on most important problem facing Nigeria according to women 2020
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on own living condition of women in Nigeria 2020
  • Basic Statistic Frequency of discussing political matters according to women in Nigeria 2020

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