Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Nigeria or Spain?

Spain, at 84,556 number against 81,472 number in Nigeria as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Nigeria and Spain?

3,084 number, with Spain ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Spain: Teachers in lower secondary education, female

Nigeria

81,472 number

in 2010

Spain

84,556 number

in 2018

Nigeria rank

21st

Spain rank

19th

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

Nigeria
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 84,556 number against 81,472 number in Nigeria, a difference of 3,084 number.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 138 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2000s	44,220 number	100,430 number	56,210 number	Spain
2010s	81,472 number	107,773 number	26,301 number	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Nigeria or Spain?: Spain, at 84,556 number against 81,472 number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Nigeria and Spain?: 3,084 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Spain?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2010.
How do Nigeria and Spain rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?: Nigeria ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.