Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 41.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Nigeria, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 41.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Nigeria peaked at 64.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1999.
Nigeria ranks 149th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.7% | — |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -34.6% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 24.4% | 38.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 41.0% | 64.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.16 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -64.76 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.51 million (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Nigeria?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Nigeria was 41.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Nigeria ranks 149th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.