What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

32.04 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male

East Asia & Pacific

34.46 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

2.42 million number

in 2016

East Asia & Pacific rank

12th

Nigeria rank

10th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male over time

East Asia & Pacific
Nigeria

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 34.46 million number against 2.42 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 32.04 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 14.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.63 million number	903,529 number	21.72 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	29.19 million number	1.44 million number	27.75 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	36.37 million number	2.60 million number	33.77 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, male, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?: East Asia & Pacific, at 34.46 million number against 2.42 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 32.04 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper 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 upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/