Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.9133 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9133 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
147th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9136 modelled data
in 2022
All-time low
0.7614 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7614 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7668 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7721 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7799 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7831 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7917 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7952 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8012 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8097 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8214 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8299 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8339 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8275 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8219 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8194 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8216 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8187 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8172 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8177 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8229 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8312 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8399 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8478 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8576 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8679 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8763 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8813 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8838 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8866 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8886 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.89 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8886 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8858 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8835 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8854 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8903 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8942 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8985 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9024 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.907 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9114 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9136 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9128 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9114 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9133 modelled data | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.9133 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.9133 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 87% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.51 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.68 (2023)
- 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)
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