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

567,990 number, with Turkey ahead.

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

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.

Nigeria vs Turkey: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male

Nigeria

2.42 million number

in 2016

Turkey

2.99 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

10th

Turkey rank

8th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male over time

Nigeria
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2.99 million number against 2.42 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 567,990 number.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Turkey ahead.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 8th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	903,529 number	1.57 million number	666,641 number	Turkey
2000s	1.44 million number	1.70 million number	262,885 number	Turkey
2010s	2.60 million number	2.53 million number	68,244 number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, male, Nigeria or Turkey?: Turkey, at 2.99 million number against 2.42 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between Nigeria and Turkey?: 567,990 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 8th 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/