School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male was 3.93 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Nigeria, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Nigeria stood at 3.93 million number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Nigeria peaked at 3.93 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.44 million number, in 1999.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.44 million number | — |
| 2000 | 2.51 million number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.59 million number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.65 million number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.70 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.75 million number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.80 million number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.86 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.91 million number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.96 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.01 million number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.07 million number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.14 million number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.21 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.29 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.37 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.47 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.58 million number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.68 million number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.80 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.93 million number | +3.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3.93 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 169,168 number, 23.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3.93 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 212,995 number, 18.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 million number | 2.44 million number | 2.44 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.77 million number | 2.51 million number | 3.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 million number | 3.07 million number | 3.93 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 India 26.34 million number compare
- 2 China 9.01 million number compare
- 4 Bangladesh 3.18 million number compare
- 5 Pakistan 2.25 million number compare
- 6 United States 2.17 million number compare
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 school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Nigeria?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Nigeria was 3.93 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 million number in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.