School enrollment, secondary, private in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, secondary, private was 27.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Nigeria, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Nigeria is 27.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Nigeria peaked at 27.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2006.
Nigeria ranks 44th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.8% | — |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +54.8% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 11.8% | 20.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.7% | 24.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.3% | 27.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0711 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.21 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0755 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10.89 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Nigeria?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Nigeria was 27.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2006.
- How does Nigeria rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Nigeria ranks 44th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.