School enrollment, secondary, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, secondary, male was 46.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in Nigeria is 46.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Nigeria peaked at 55.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 180th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.2% | — |
| 1971 | 6.7% | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 7.4% | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | +33.4% |
| 1978 | 12.2% | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 14.9% | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 19.2% | +28.3% |
| 1981 | 23.1% | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | +18.8% |
| 1983 | 35.7% | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 42.9% | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 31.7% | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 30.4% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 26.7% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 6.2% | 14.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 19.2% | 42.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 24.1% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 26.1% | 39.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 41.3% | 55.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 44.3% | 46.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 904,852 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.54 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Nigeria?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Nigeria was 46.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Nigeria ranks 180th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.