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

656,740 number, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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 United Kingdom: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male

Nigeria

2.42 million number

in 2016

United Kingdom

1.76 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

10th

United Kingdom rank

13th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male over time

Nigeria
United Kingdom

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.42 million number against 1.76 million number in United Kingdom, a difference of 656,740 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Nigeria ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	903,529 number	1.49 million number	588,611 number	United Kingdom
2000s	1.44 million number	1.58 million number	144,219 number	United Kingdom
2010s	2.60 million number	1.77 million number	824,571 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 United Kingdom?: Nigeria, at 2.42 million number against 1.76 million number in United Kingdom as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between Nigeria and United Kingdom?: 656,740 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Kingdom?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and United Kingdom rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 13th 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/