Brazil vs Nigeria: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Brazil
21.50 million
in 2024
Nigeria
15.20 million
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
Nigeria rank
7th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 21.50 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria, a difference of 6.30 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 7.44 million 584,895 6.86 million Brazil
1980s 10.45 million 3.56 million 6.89 million Brazil
2000s 24.53 million 6.34 million 18.19 million Brazil
2010s 23.44 million 10.78 million 12.66 million Brazil
2020s 22.06 million 14.22 million 7.84 million Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Brazil or Nigeria?
Brazil, at 21.50 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Brazil and Nigeria?
6.30 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.