In the school year 2018/2019, there were roughly 513 thousand senior secondary school teachers in Nigeria, in both private and public schools. The state of Lagos counted more than 65 thousand teachers, the largest number nationwide. In the same year, there were about 27 thousand senior secondary schools in Nigeria. The state of Oyo alone counted around four thousand senior secondary schools, the highest number in the country.
Number of senior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/ 2019 academic year, by state
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Federal Ministry of Education. (February 25, 2021). Number of senior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/ 2019 academic year, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268651/number-of-senior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of senior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/ 2019 academic year, by state." Chart. February 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268651/number-of-senior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/
Federal Ministry of Education. (2021). Number of senior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/ 2019 academic year, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268651/number-of-senior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of Senior Secondary School Teachers in Nigeria as of The 2018/ 2019 Academic Year, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268651/number-of-senior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/
Federal Ministry of Education, Number of senior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/ 2019 academic year, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268651/number-of-senior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of senior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/ 2019 academic year, by state [Graph], Federal Ministry of Education, February 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268651/number-of-senior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/