Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) 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 (number) (Enrolment) 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% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.06 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 110,684 number, 18.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.06 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85,034 number, 24.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.51 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.68 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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.