Nigeria vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male

Nigeria
62.5%
in 2009
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
75.8%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
135th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
132nd

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

  • Nigeria
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 75.8% against 62.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 135th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 132nd of 164 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 84.8% 78.1% 6.7% Nigeria
2000s 64.8% 73.1% 8.2% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male, Nigeria or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 75.8% against 62.5% in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male between Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
13.3%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
Nigeria ranks 135th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 132nd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
384 places, 13,511 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release