East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Nigeria: Secondary education, teachers

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
10.33 million
in 2024
Nigeria
912,245
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
11th
Nigeria rank
8th

Secondary education, teachers over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 10.33 million against 912,245 in Nigeria, a difference of 9.42 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 3.09 million 21,296 3.07 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 4.33 million 92,223 4.23 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 5.57 million 143,955 5.43 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 7.64 million 183,821 7.46 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 9.33 million 583,238 8.75 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 9.72 million 887,058 8.84 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Nigeria?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 10.33 million against 912,245 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
9.42 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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