Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 2.06 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 2.06 million number for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2016.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria peaked at 2.92 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 755,082 number, in 1999.
That places Nigeria 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 755,082 number | — |
| 2000 | 829,827 number | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 905,577 number | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 972,314 number | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million number | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million number | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million number | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million number | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million number | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million number | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million number | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.26 million number | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 2.92 million number | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 1.97 million number | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million number | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 2.06 million number | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 755,082 number | 755,082 number | 755,082 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million number | 829,827 number | 1.56 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million number | 1.85 million number | 2.92 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria was 2.06 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 755,082 number in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.