Nigeria vs Paraguay: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Nigeria
15 years
in 2025
Paraguay
15 years
in 2025
Nigeria rank
65th
Paraguay rank
65th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Nigeria
  • Paraguay
051015197019972025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 15 years against 15 years in Paraguay, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 65th and Paraguay ranks 65th of 221 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 17 years 15.9 years 1.1 years Nigeria
1980s 16.2 years 15.9 years 0.3 years Nigeria
1990s 15 years 15.3 years 0.3 years Paraguay
2000s 15 years 15 years 0 years
2010s 15 years 15 years 0 years
2020s 15 years 15 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Nigeria or Paraguay?
Nigeria, at 15 years against 15 years in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Nigeria and Paraguay?
0 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Paraguay?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Paraguay rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Nigeria ranks 65th and Paraguay ranks 65th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nigeria vs Paraguay: Official entrance age to upper secondary education. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/official-entrance-age-to-upper-secondary-education-years-2/nigeria/paraguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/official-entrance-age-to-upper-secondary-education-years-2/nigeria/paraguay/">Nigeria vs Paraguay: Official entrance age to upper secondary education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
221 places, 11,823 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release