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

1.51 million number, with Russian Federation ahead.

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

16 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 Russian Federation: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Nigeria

5.84 million number

in 2016

Russian Federation

7.35 million number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

11th

Russian Federation rank

10th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Nigeria
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 7.35 million number against 5.84 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 1.51 million number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Nigeria ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.19 million number	11.54 million number	9.35 million number	Russian Federation
2000s	3.40 million number	8.47 million number	5.08 million number	Russian Federation
2010s	5.80 million number	6.33 million number	532,847 number	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Nigeria or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 7.35 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 Russian Federation?: 1.51 million number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Nigeria ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 10th 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.