Latin America & Caribbean vs Nigeria: Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate

Latin America & Caribbean
0.5652 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
6.03 % change on previous year
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean rank
30th
Nigeria rank
33rd

Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Nigeria
-40-200204060197119972024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.03 % change on previous year against 0.5652 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 5.46 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 10.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 8.75 % change on previous year 17.17 % change on previous year 8.42 % change on previous year Nigeria
1980s 3.49 % change on previous year 14.43 % change on previous year 10.94 % change on previous year Nigeria
1990s 2.82 % change on previous year 5.71 % change on previous year 2.89 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s 2.11 % change on previous year 6.77 % change on previous year 4.66 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s 0.8881 % change on previous year 4.75 % change on previous year 3.86 % change on previous year Nigeria
2020s -0.224 % change on previous year 6.03 % change on previous year 6.26 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate, Latin America & Caribbean or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 6.03 % change on previous year against 0.5652 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria?
5.46 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,104 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.