What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Nigeria and Russian Federation?

685,840 number, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?

16 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.

Nigeria vs Russian Federation: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Nigeria

3.09 million number

in 2016

Russian Federation

3.78 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

11th

Russian Federation rank

9th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

Nigeria
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 3.78 million number against 3.09 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 685,840 number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Nigeria ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 9th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.14 million number	5.83 million number	4.69 million number	Russian Federation
2000s	1.89 million number	4.31 million number	2.41 million number	Russian Federation
2010s	3.07 million number	3.22 million number	152,978 number	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Nigeria or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 3.78 million number against 3.09 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 685,840 number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 9th 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: 21 August 2026

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