Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria
Nigeria: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria is 70.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria peaked at 81.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2007.
Nigeria ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 64.9% | — |
| 2007 | 61.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.1% | 61.8% | 74.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 78.1% | 81.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 70.5% | 80.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria?
- Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria was 70.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Nigeria ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release