Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 81,472 number in 2010. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nigeria, 2004–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nigeria is 81,472 number, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 167.4% over ten years.
That places Nigeria 21st out of 138 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30,464 number | — |
| 2005 | 37,108 number | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 45,202 number | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 64,108 number | +41.8% |
| 2010 | 81,472 number | +27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,220 number | 30,464 number | 64,108 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 81,472 number | 81,472 number | 81,472 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nigeria?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Nigeria was 81,472 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 81,472 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,464 number in 2004.
- How does Nigeria rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 21st out of 138 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.