Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9133 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.9133 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria peaked at 0.9136 modelled data in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7614 modelled data, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 147th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7846 modelled data | 0.7614 modelled data | 0.8097 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8229 modelled data | 0.8172 modelled data | 0.8339 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8595 modelled data | 0.8229 modelled data | 0.8866 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8907 modelled data | 0.8835 modelled data | 0.9024 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9116 modelled data | 0.907 modelled data | 0.9136 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria was 0.9133 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9136 modelled data in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7614 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release