In the school year 2018/2019, there were around 27 thousand senior secondary schools in Nigeria, for roughly 5.2 million students. The official junior secondary education age in Nigeria is ages 12 to 14, while the official entrance age to senior secondary education is 15, with study duration being three years.
Number of senior secondary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership
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Federal Ministry of Education. (October 7, 2021). Number of senior secondary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268399/number-of-senior-secondary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of senior secondary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership." Chart. October 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268399/number-of-senior-secondary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/
Federal Ministry of Education. (2021). Number of senior secondary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268399/number-of-senior-secondary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by Ownership." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268399/number-of-senior-secondary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/
Federal Ministry of Education, Number of senior secondary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268399/number-of-senior-secondary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of senior secondary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership [Graph], Federal Ministry of Education, October 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268399/number-of-senior-secondary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/