Mexico vs Nigeria: Secondary education, pupils

Mexico

13.99 million

in 2024

Nigeria

15.20 million

in 2023

Mexico rank

9th

Nigeria rank

7th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Nigeria currently reports 15.20 million against 13.99 million in Mexico, a difference of 1.21 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mexico ahead.

Globally, Mexico ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.