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

1.04 million number, with Pakistan ahead.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male

Nigeria

2.42 million number

in 2016

Pakistan

3.46 million number

in 2019

Nigeria rank

10th

Pakistan rank

7th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 3.46 million number against 2.42 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 1.04 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 187 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.62 million number	2.17 million number	544,125 number	Pakistan
2010s	2.60 million number	2.87 million number	279,281 number	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, male, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 3.46 million number against 2.42 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 1.04 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 187 countries.
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: 21 August 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/