What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

44.22 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

East Asia & Pacific

47.31 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

3.09 million number

in 2016

East Asia & Pacific rank

10th

Nigeria rank

11th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

East Asia & Pacific
Nigeria

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 47.31 million number against 3.09 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 44.22 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 15.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	47.09 million number	1.14 million number	45.94 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	51.58 million number	1.89 million number	49.69 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	46.10 million number	3.02 million number	43.08 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?: East Asia & Pacific, at 47.31 million number against 3.09 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 44.22 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 45 groups.
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: 04 September 2026

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