Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Bangladesh
3.76 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
3.09 million number
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
10th
Nigeria rank
11th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199820082019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.76 million number against 3.09 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 671,150 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 2.83 million number 1.14 million number 1.69 million number Bangladesh
2000s 2.95 million number 1.89 million number 1.06 million number Bangladesh
2010s 3.36 million number 2.97 million number 388,643 number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Bangladesh, at 3.76 million number against 3.09 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
671,150 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.