Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 297,374 number in 2010. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nigeria, 1970–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2010, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nigeria stood at 297,374 number.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 309,463 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 78,743 number, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78,743 number | — |
| 1971 | 90,524 number | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 96,122 number | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 99,660 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 101,091 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 102,522 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 103,953 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 225,060 number | +116.5% |
| 1982 | 248,139 number | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 231,715 number | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 215,292 number | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 198,868 number | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 182,444 number | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 185,187 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 188,083 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 190,979 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 189,499 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 202,753 number | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 211,650 number | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 236,266 number | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 233,305 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 225,128 number | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 216,948 number | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 219,493 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 222,038 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 224,583 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 232,764 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 256,747 number | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 249,360 number | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 309,463 number | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 294,236 number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 294,434 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 280,143 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 241,381 number | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 260,045 number | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 278,710 number | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 297,374 number | +6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +116.5% | 103,953 number | 225,060 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96,088 number | 78,743 number | 103,953 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 207,307 number | 182,444 number | 248,139 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 218,166 number | 189,499 number | 236,266 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 269,728 number | 232,764 number | 309,463 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,374 number | 297,374 number | 297,374 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 2 China 1.97 million number compare
- 3 Indonesia 584,215 number compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 388,366 number compare
- 6 United States 228,748 number compare
- 7 Pakistan 228,603 number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 223,255 number compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Nigeria was 297,374 number in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 309,463 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,743 number in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.