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Nigeria: Secondary education, pupils

46.57percent · 2016+5.5% since 2006

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1970 to 2016.

19702016

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201646.574
201546.92
201446.333
201346.814
201246.86
201145.236
201045.84
200945.721
200844.695
200742.752
200644.154
200544.613
200443.632
200242.467
200144.644
200044.885
199946.766
199042.878
198943.382
198743.18
198641.2
198425.555
198328.912
198235.035
198133.424
198031.47
197933.595
197834.386
197732.206
197334.454
197232.33
197132.013
197032.048

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World Bank (2026). Secondary education, pupils. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-secondary-education-pupils (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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