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Education > Secondary education Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & South Africa

Definitions

  • General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Nigeria South Africa HISTORY
General pupils 3.84 million
Ranked 16th.
4.32 million
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Nigeria

General pupils > Per capita 31.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
93.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Nigeria

General pupils per 1000 32.08
Ranked 126th.
92.53
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Pupils 3.01 million
Ranked 20th.
4.59 million
Ranked 17th. 52% more than Nigeria

Pupils > % female 44.61% female
Ranked 69th.
51.53% female
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Nigeria

Pupils > Per capita 30.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
99.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Pupils per 1000 30.71
Ranked 123th.
98.44
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Teachers 159,283
Ranked 9th. 7% more than South Africa
149,375
Ranked 28th.

Teachers > % female 35.67% female
Ranked 51st.
51.82% female
Ranked 75th. 45% more than Nigeria

Teachers > Per capita 1.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Teachers per 1000 1.14
Ranked 66th.
3.2
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Vocational pupils 121,977
Ranked 44th.
275,589
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Nigeria

Vocational pupils > Per capita 1.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
5.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Vocational pupils per 1000 1.24
Ranked 125th.
5.91
Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Nigeria

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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