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

East Asia & Pacific, at 11.42 million against 912,245 in Nigeria as of 2024.

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

10.51 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Secondary education, teachers

East Asia & Pacific

11.42 million

in 2024

Nigeria

912,245

in 2021

East Asia & Pacific rank

10th

Nigeria rank

8th

Secondary education, teachers over time

East Asia & Pacific
Nigeria

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 11.42 million against 912,245 in Nigeria, a difference of 10.51 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 12.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th 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	3.81 million	21,296	3.79 million	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	5.21 million	92,223	5.11 million	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	6.60 million	143,955	6.45 million	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	8.69 million	183,821	8.51 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	10.42 million	583,238	9.83 million	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	10.80 million	887,058	9.92 million	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?: East Asia & Pacific, at 11.42 million against 912,245 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 10.51 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, teachers?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 43 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: 20 August 2026

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