Egypt vs Nigeria: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Egypt
4.87 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
5.51 million number
in 2016
Egypt rank
13th
Nigeria rank
10th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.51 million number against 4.87 million number in Egypt, a difference of 644,270 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.35 million number 460,539 number 886,505 number Egypt
1980s 2.11 million number 1.69 million number 418,746 number Egypt
1990s 3.56 million number 1.92 million number 1.65 million number Egypt
2000s 4.11 million number 3.15 million number 964,215 number Egypt
2010s 4.10 million number 5.57 million number 1.47 million number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 5.51 million number against 4.87 million number in Egypt as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Egypt and Nigeria?
644,270 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Egypt ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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