Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Nigeria

Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 41.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
41.0%
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
149th
of 182 countries
All-time high
64.2%
in 2013
All-time low
22.7%
in 1999
Years of data
17
1999–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Nigeria, 1999–2016

02040601999200720161999: 22.7 %2000: 24.4 %2001: 26.8 %2002: 28.4 %2004: 35.7 %2005: 34.8 %2006: 33.4 %2007: 31.9 %2008: 35.1 %2009: 38 %2010: 44.5 %2011: 48.7 %2012: 51.2 %2013: 64.2 %2014: 42 %2015: 46.3 %2016: 41 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) in Nigeria, 1999 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 146 Djibouti 43.3% compare
  2. 147 Zimbabwe 43.2% compare
  3. 148 Comoros 42.9% compare
  4. 150 Burundi 40.5% compare
  5. 151 Côte d'Ivoire 39.7% compare
  6. 152 Tuvalu 39.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.