Nigeria vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female
Nigeria
50.5%
in 2021
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
53.6%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
119th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
117th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time
- Nigeria
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 53.6% against 50.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Nigeria ranks 119th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 117th of 156 countries.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 45.9% | 6.7% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 48.8% | 1.6% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 52.5% | 1.6% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Nigeria or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), at 53.6% against 50.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Nigeria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 3.1%, with WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Nigeria ranks 119th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 117th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release