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

Nigeria, at 15.20 million against 12.31 million in Türkiye as of 2023.

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

2.88 million, with Nigeria ahead.

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

36 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 Türkiye: Secondary education, pupils

Nigeria

15.20 million

in 2023

Türkiye

12.31 million

in 2023

Nigeria rank

7th

Türkiye rank

10th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Nigeria
Türkiye

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 15.20 million against 12.31 million in Türkiye, a difference of 2.88 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Türkiye ahead.

Nigeria ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	690,839	1.70 million	1.01 million	Türkiye
1980s	2.62 million	2.65 million	30,962	Türkiye
1990s	3.48 million	4.57 million	1.09 million	Türkiye
2000s	5.97 million	6.56 million	586,877	Türkiye
2010s	10.59 million	9.75 million	838,779	Nigeria
2020s	14.10 million	11.73 million	2.37 million	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Nigeria or Türkiye?: Nigeria, at 15.20 million against 12.31 million in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Nigeria and Türkiye?: 2.88 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Türkiye?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Türkiye rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Nigeria ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 10th 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: 20 August 2026

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