Which has higher secondary education, pupils, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?

East Asia & Pacific, at 174.05 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

158.85 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Secondary education, pupils

East Asia & Pacific

174.05 million

in 2024

Nigeria

15.20 million

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

10th

Nigeria rank

7th

Secondary education, pupils over time

East Asia & Pacific
Nigeria

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 174.05 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria, a difference of 158.85 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 11.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	73.47 million	643,085	72.83 million	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	93.99 million	2.73 million	91.26 million	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	115.10 million	3.48 million	111.61 million	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	154.88 million	5.97 million	148.91 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	157.92 million	10.59 million	147.33 million	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	166.16 million	14.10 million	152.06 million	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?: East Asia & Pacific, at 174.05 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 158.85 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.