Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 66,975 number in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Nigeria, 1981–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 66,975 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2011. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Nigeria peaked at 66,975 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10,742 number, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 32nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10,742 number | — |
| 1982 | 14,417 number | +34.2% |
| 1986 | 18,010 number | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 19,601 number | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 52,386 number | +167.3% |
| 2004 | 37,031 number | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 56,653 number | +53.0% |
| 2011 | 66,975 number | +18.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 66,975 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,660 number, 7.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 66,975 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,412 number, 19.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,692 number | 10,742 number | 19,601 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 52,386 number | 52,386 number | 52,386 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 37,031 number | 37,031 number | 37,031 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 61,814 number | 56,653 number | 66,975 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.51 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.68 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Nigeria?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Nigeria was 66,975 number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 66,975 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,742 number in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2011.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.