Teachers in secondary education, male in Nigeria

Nigeria: Teachers in secondary education, male was 203,509 number in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
203,509 number
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
14th
of 190 countries
All-time high
203,509 number
in 2010
All-time low
13,730 number
in 1970
Years of data
23
1970–2010

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1970199020101970: 13.7k number1972: 16.0k number1981: 29.3k number1982: 65.2k number1986: 75.1k number1988: 92.4k number1989: 93.0k number1990: 95.3k number1991: 96.6k number1992: 98.1k number1993: 99.4k number1994: 97.6k number1999: 82.9k number2000: 83.0k number2001: 86.2k number2002: 108.8k number2003: 111.0k number2004: 99.4k number2005: 102.5k number2006: 124.8k number2007: 140.5k number2008: 186.7k number2010: 203.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 203,509 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2010. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 145.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Nigeria peaked at 203,509 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,730 number, in 1970.

That places Nigeria 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14,850 number 13,730 number 15,971 number 2
1980s 71,005 number 29,339 number 92,976 number 5
1990s 94,980 number 82,913 number 99,359 number 6
2000s 115,864 number 82,990 number 186,657 number 9
2010s 203,509 number 203,509 number 203,509 number 1

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 283,929 number compare
  2. 12 Pakistan 258,785 number compare
  3. 13 Germany 215,117 number compare
  4. 15 Russia 187,425 number compare
  5. 16 France 182,633 number compare
  6. 17 Uzbekistan 145,454 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

More reference data data for Nigeria

All data for Nigeria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Nigeria?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Nigeria was 203,509 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 203,509 number in 2010.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 13,730 number in 1970.
How does Nigeria rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Nigeria ranks 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2010.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 145.2%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/