Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Nigeria
5.51 million number
in 2016
Upper middle income
114.72 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
7th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Upper middle income
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019942019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 114.72 million number against 5.51 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 109.20 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 20.8 times Nigeria's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 202 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 429,361 number 54.26 million number 53.83 million number Upper middle income
1980s 1.69 million number 73.45 million number 71.76 million number Upper middle income
1990s 1.92 million number 89.59 million number 87.68 million number Upper middle income
2000s 3.33 million number 111.61 million number 108.28 million number Upper middle income
2010s 5.61 million number 113.62 million number 108.01 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 114.72 million number against 5.51 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
109.20 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Nigeria ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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

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