What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Nigeria and Philippines?

1.99 million number, with Philippines ahead.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Philippines: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Nigeria

5.84 million number

in 2016

Philippines

7.83 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

11th

Philippines rank

8th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Nigeria
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 7.83 million number against 5.84 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 1.99 million number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Philippines ahead.

Nigeria ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 8th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.19 million number	4.06 million number	1.87 million number	Philippines
2000s	3.54 million number	4.93 million number	1.40 million number	Philippines
2010s	6.07 million number	5.71 million number	362,213 number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Nigeria or Philippines?: Philippines, at 7.83 million number against 5.84 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Nigeria and Philippines?: 1.99 million number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Philippines?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Nigeria ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.