Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0023 units per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria is 0.0023 units per person, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0024 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 155th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per person | +28.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 units per person | +151.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 units per person | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per person | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 units per person | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per person | +44.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 units per person | +3.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0023 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0023 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +151.6% | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 2 |
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0023 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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.