Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1
in 2024
All-time low
0.77
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Nigeria is 1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Nigeria peaked at 1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.77, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 14th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.77 | — |
| 2006 | 0.9 | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.86 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.89 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.835 | 0.77 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.945 | 0.89 | 1 | 2 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Nigeria?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Nigeria was 1 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Nigeria ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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