Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Nigeria or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 19.70 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Nigeria and Pakistan?

4.50 million, with Pakistan ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Secondary education, pupils

Nigeria

15.20 million

in 2023

Pakistan

19.70 million

in 2024

Nigeria rank

7th

Pakistan rank

6th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 19.70 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria, a difference of 4.50 million.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	690,839	1.78 million	1.09 million	Pakistan
1980s	2.73 million	2.65 million	79,923	Nigeria
1990s	3.13 million	3.67 million	539,890	Pakistan
2000s	6.65 million	8.27 million	1.62 million	Pakistan
2010s	10.59 million	11.26 million	673,322	Pakistan
2020s	14.57 million	16.20 million	1.62 million	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 19.70 million against 15.20 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 4.50 million, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Nigeria ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 206 countries.
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: 06 August 2026

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