Nigeria vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Nigeria
15.20 million
in 2023
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
554.22 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
7th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
8th

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

  • Nigeria
  • WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 554.22 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria, a difference of 539.02 million.

That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 36.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 7th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 219 countries.

WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 639,516 170.35 million 169.71 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 2.76 million 228.32 million 225.56 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 3.48 million 306.89 million 303.41 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 5.94 million 404.03 million 398.09 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 10.78 million 484.25 million 473.47 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 14.22 million 538.88 million 524.66 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Nigeria or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 554.22 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 Nigeria and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
539.02 million, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Nigeria ranks 7th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 219 countries.
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.