ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Nigeria: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
70.0%
in 2019
Nigeria
64.4%
in 2009
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
157th
Nigeria rank
156th

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
  • Nigeria
020406080199720082019

How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) currently reports 70.0% against 64.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 157th and Nigeria ranks 156th of 220 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 76.3% 86.3% 10.0% Nigeria
2000s 75.7% 65.3% 10.3% ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) or Nigeria?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), at 70.0% against 64.4% in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Nigeria?
5.6%, with ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.
How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Nigeria rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 157th and Nigeria ranks 156th of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 14,827 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release