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

333,690 number, with Nigeria ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.

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.

Nigeria vs Philippines: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Nigeria

5.51 million number

in 2016

Philippines

5.18 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

10th

Philippines rank

12th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Nigeria
Philippines

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.51 million number against 5.18 million number in Philippines, a difference of 333,690 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Philippines ahead.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 12th of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.79 million number	1.59 million number	199,366 number	Nigeria
1990s	1.92 million number	2.24 million number	324,140 number	Philippines
2000s	3.46 million number	3.03 million number	436,141 number	Nigeria
2010s	5.68 million number	3.62 million number	2.06 million number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Nigeria or Philippines?: Nigeria, at 5.51 million number against 5.18 million number in Philippines as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Nigeria and Philippines?: 333,690 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Philippines?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 12th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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