MDG: Developing Regions vs Nigeria: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

MDG: Developing Regions
552.42 million
in 2024
Nigeria
15.20 million
in 2023
MDG: Developing Regions rank
9th
Nigeria rank
7th

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 552.42 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria, a difference of 537.22 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 36.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 221 groups.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 153.11 million 639,516 152.47 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 215.87 million 2.76 million 213.12 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 295.00 million 3.48 million 291.51 million MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 396.05 million 5.94 million 390.10 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 482.53 million 10.78 million 471.75 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 536.87 million 14.22 million 522.65 million MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, MDG: Developing Regions or Nigeria?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 552.42 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
537.22 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
440 places, 20,511 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 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.