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

6.37 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

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

East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Secondary education, teachers, female

East Asia & Pacific

6.83 million

in 2024

Nigeria

462,137

in 2021

East Asia & Pacific rank

10th

Nigeria rank

9th

Secondary education, teachers, female over time

East Asia & Pacific
Nigeria

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 6.83 million against 462,137 in Nigeria, a difference of 6.37 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 14.8 times Nigeria's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.76 million	28,826	1.73 million	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	2.53 million	48,975	2.48 million	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	3.97 million	67,957	3.90 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	5.46 million	271,214	5.19 million	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	6.18 million	451,680	5.73 million	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, female, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?: East Asia & Pacific, at 6.83 million against 462,137 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, female between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 6.37 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, teachers, female?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, teachers, female
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 6,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.