Nigeria vs Turkey: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Nigeria
5.51 million number
in 2016
Turkey
5.83 million number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
10th
Turkey rank
9th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 5.83 million number against 5.51 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 315,960 number.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Turkey ahead.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 9th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 460,539 number 1.18 million number 721,305 number Turkey
1980s 1.75 million number 1.76 million number 9,773 number Turkey
1990s 1.92 million number 2.80 million number 880,420 number Turkey
2000s 3.33 million number 3.67 million number 341,446 number Turkey
2010s 5.61 million number 4.95 million number 659,283 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Nigeria or Turkey?
Turkey, at 5.83 million number against 5.51 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Nigeria and Turkey?
315,960 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Nigeria ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 9th 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.