Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 6.7% in 1990. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria, 1970–1990
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1990, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male 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 108th of 200 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 male 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
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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Nigeria was 6.7% in 1990, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male 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 male 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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Nigeria ranks 108th out of 200 countries with data for 1990.
- Is share of male 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.