Teachers in primary education, male in Nigeria

Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, male was 297,374 number in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
297,374 number
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
5th
of 196 countries
All-time high
309,463 number
in 2003
All-time low
78,743 number
in 1970
Years of data
27
1970–2010

Teachers in primary education, male in Nigeria, 1970–2010

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k1970199020101970: 78.7k number1971: 90.5k number1972: 96.1k number1973: 99.7k number1976: 104.0k number1981: 225.1k number1982: 248.1k number1986: 182.4k number1987: 185.2k number1989: 191.0k number1990: 189.5k number1991: 202.8k number1992: 211.7k number1993: 236.3k number1994: 233.3k number1995: 225.1k number1996: 216.9k number1999: 224.6k number2000: 232.8k number2001: 256.7k number2002: 249.4k number2003: 309.5k number2004: 294.2k number2005: 294.4k number2006: 280.1k number2007: 241.4k number2010: 297.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2010, teachers in primary education, male in Nigeria stood at 297,374 number.

That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Nigeria peaked at 309,463 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 78,743 number, in 1970.

Nigeria ranks 5th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 93,800 number 78,743 number 103,953 number 5
1980s 206,362 number 182,444 number 248,139 number 5
1990s 217,516 number 189,499 number 236,266 number 8
2000s 269,816 number 232,764 number 309,463 number 8
2010s 297,374 number 297,374 number 297,374 number 1

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 2 China 1.97 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 584,215 number compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 388,366 number compare
  4. 6 United States 228,748 number compare
  5. 7 Pakistan 228,603 number compare
  6. 8 Bangladesh 223,255 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Nigeria?
Teachers in primary education, male in Nigeria was 297,374 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 309,463 number in 2003.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 78,743 number in 1970.
How does Nigeria rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Nigeria ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2010.
Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/