ALECSO: Member Countries vs Nigeria: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
ALECSO: Member Countries
49.4%
in 2024
Nigeria
50.7%
in 2021
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
142nd
Nigeria rank
143rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- ALECSO: Member Countries
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 50.7% against 49.4% in ALECSO: Member Countries, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 142nd and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, ALECSO: Member Countries averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Member Countries | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.7% | 18.4% | 13.3% | ALECSO: Member Countries |
| 1980s | 35.6% | 28.2% | 7.3% | ALECSO: Member Countries |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 34.0% | 6.5% | ALECSO: Member Countries |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 36.8% | 7.9% | ALECSO: Member Countries |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 46.8% | 0.7% | ALECSO: Member Countries |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 50.9% | 2.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, ALECSO: Member Countries or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 50.7% against 49.4% in ALECSO: Member Countries as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ALECSO: Member Countries and Nigeria?
- 1.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Nigeria rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 142nd and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in 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