Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 7.2% in 1990. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria, 1970–1990
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 7.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 1990. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria peaked at 15.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 101st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.3% | — |
| 1971 | 15.2% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.6% | -50.3% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | +68.1% |
| 1977 | 13.6% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 13.0% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 12.8% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | -34.2% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 7.6% | 15.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 7.9% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria was 7.2% in 1990, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Nigeria ranks 101st out of 213 countries with data for 1990.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release