Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 6.7% 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
In 1990, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria peaked at 22.5% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 126th 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 | 18.8% | — |
| 1971 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 13.2% | -32.8% |
| 1973 | 18.2% | +38.2% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | +21.0% |
| 1978 | 22.5% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 21.7% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 18.7% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | -16.6% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | -40.2% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4% | 13.2% | 22.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 7.5% | 19.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 123 Tuvalu 7.2%
- 124 Burkina Faso 7.0% compare
- 125 Bhutan 6.9% compare
- 127 Montserrat 6.7% compare
- 128 Brazil 6.6% compare
- 129 Uzbekistan 6.6%
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 6.7% 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 22.5% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Nigeria ranks 126th 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 66.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release