Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled was 462,137 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Nigeria is 462,137, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 147.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 462,137 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,064, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,064 | — |
| 1971 | 3,352 | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 3,639 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 12,242 | +236.4% |
| 1982 | 16,326 | +33.4% |
| 1983 | 19,720 | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 23,114 | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 26,508 | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 29,902 | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 35,930 | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 41,957 | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 43,701 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 46,074 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 44,936 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 49,427 | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 52,363 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 54,949 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 46,100 | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 49,894 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 54,474 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 54,196 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 69,270 | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 55,191 | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 56,814 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 77,270 | +36.0% |
| 2007 | 72,847 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 121,654 | +67.0% |
| 2009 | 154,286 | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 186,918 | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 355,510 | +90.2% |
| 2019 | 398,367 | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 441,224 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 462,137 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,352 | 3,064 | 3,639 | 3 |
| 1980s | 27,711 | 12,242 | 43,701 | 9 |
| 1990s | 48,975 | 44,936 | 54,949 | 6 |
| 2000s | 76,590 | 49,894 | 154,286 | 10 |
| 2010s | 313,598 | 186,918 | 398,367 | 3 |
| 2020s | 451,680 | 441,224 | 462,137 | 2 |
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 secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Nigeria was 462,137 in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 462,137 in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,064 in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers, female with 670 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers, female Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female with 670 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.