Which has higher secondary education, duration, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?

Equatorial Guinea, at 6 years against 6 years in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in secondary education, duration between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?

0 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Secondary education, duration

Equatorial Guinea

6 years

in 2025

Nigeria

6 years

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

91st

Nigeria rank

91st

Secondary education, duration over time

Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 91st of 209 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7 years	7 years	0 years	—
1980s	7 years	6.6 years	0.4 years	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	7 years	6 years	1 years	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	6.7 years	6 years	0.7 years	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—
2020s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, duration, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?: Equatorial Guinea, at 6 years against 6 years in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary education, duration between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?: 0 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, duration?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 91st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Secondary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 255 places, 13,986 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.