Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 2.42 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
2.42 million number
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
10th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.44 million number
in 2013
All-time low
903,529 number
in 1999
Years of data
17
1999–2016

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Nigeria, 1999–2016

1.0M2.0M3.0M1999200720161999: 903.5k number2000: 997.2k number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.2M number2004: 1.6M number2005: 1.6M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.7M number2009: 1.8M number2010: 2.2M number2011: 2.5M number2012: 2.7M number2013: 3.4M number2014: 2.3M number2015: 2.6M number2016: 2.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Nigeria is 2.42 million number, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Nigeria peaked at 3.44 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 903,529 number, in 1999.

That places Nigeria 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 903,529 number 903,529 number 903,529 number 1
2000s 1.44 million number 997,227 number 1.84 million number 9
2010s 2.60 million number 2.20 million number 3.44 million number 7

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 7 Pakistan 3.46 million number compare
  2. 8 Turkey 2.99 million number compare
  3. 9 Mexico 2.78 million number compare
  4. 11 Egypt 2.08 million number compare
  5. 12 Japan 1.85 million number compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom 1.76 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Nigeria?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Nigeria was 2.42 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 3.44 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 903,529 number in 1999.
How does Nigeria rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Nigeria ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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

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/