Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nigeria, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0042 units per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1977.
That places Nigeria 153rd out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per person | -25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per person | +39.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 0.001 units per person | +90.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 units per person | +21.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per person | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 units per person | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.002 units per person | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 units per person | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 units per person | +61.6% |
| 2020 | 0.004 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 units per person | +3.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0042 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0042 units per person, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0042 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 units per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +90.2% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 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, per capita in Nigeria?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0042 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1977.
- How does Nigeria rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 153rd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.