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

252,030 number, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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.

Nigeria vs Türkiye: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Nigeria

3.09 million number

in 2016

Türkiye

2.84 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

11th

Türkiye rank

12th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

Nigeria
Türkiye

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.09 million number against 2.84 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 252,030 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.

Nigeria ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.14 million number	1.74 million number	597,920 number	Türkiye
2000s	1.89 million number	1.97 million number	78,556 number	Türkiye
2010s	3.02 million number	2.43 million number	591,046 number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Nigeria or Türkiye?: Nigeria, at 3.09 million number against 2.84 million number in Türkiye as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Nigeria and Türkiye?: 252,030 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Türkiye?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 12th 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.