Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0017 number per person in 2010. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria, 1970–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0017 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0022 number per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 number per person, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 173rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 number per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 number per person | +28.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 number per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 number per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 number per person | +151.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 number per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 number per person | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 number per person | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 number per person | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 number per person | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 number per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 number per person | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 number per person | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 number per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 number per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 number per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 number per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 number per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 number per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.002 number per person | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 number per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 number per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 number per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 number per person | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 number per person | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 number per person | 0.0004 number per person | 0.0006 number per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 number per person | 0.0012 number per person | 0.0016 number per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 0.0019 number per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 0.0022 number per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 number per person | 0.0017 number per person | 0.0017 number per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 170 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0017 number per person compare
- 171 India 0.0017 number per person compare
- 172 Comoros 0.0017 number per person compare
- 174 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0016 number per person compare
- 175 Niger 0.0016 number per person compare
- 176 Bhutan 0.0016 number per person compare
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0017 number per person in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 number per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 number per person in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 173rd out of 196 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.