Secondary education, teachers, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Secondary education, teachers, female was 462,137 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, female in Nigeria, 1970–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female in Nigeria is 462,137, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 147.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female 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 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,064 | — |
| 1972 | 3,639 | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 12,242 | +236.4% |
| 1982 | 16,326 | +33.4% |
| 1986 | 29,902 | +83.2% |
| 1988 | 41,957 | +40.3% |
| 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% |
| 2010 | 186,918 | +53.6% |
| 2018 | 355,510 | +90.2% |
| 2020 | 441,224 | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 462,137 | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +236.4% | 3,639 | 12,242 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,352 | 3,064 | 3,639 | 2 |
| 1980s | 28,826 | 12,242 | 43,701 | 5 |
| 1990s | 48,975 | 44,936 | 54,949 | 6 |
| 2000s | 67,957 | 49,894 | 121,654 | 9 |
| 2010s | 271,214 | 186,918 | 355,510 | 2 |
| 2020s | 451,680 | 441,224 | 462,137 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 secondary education, teachers, female in Nigeria?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Nigeria was 462,137 in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 462,137 in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,064 in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.