Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity was 0.8385 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.8385 LPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nigeria peaked at 0.8385 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4916 LPIA, in 2013.
Nigeria ranks 58th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5559 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.5901 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5572 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7013 LPIA | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6605 LPIA | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4916 LPIA | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6419 LPIA | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5789 LPIA | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.772 LPIA | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 0.628 LPIA | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8385 LPIA | +33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5677 LPIA | 0.5559 LPIA | 0.5901 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.641 LPIA | 0.4916 LPIA | 0.772 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7332 LPIA | 0.628 LPIA | 0.8385 LPIA | 2 |
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 location parity in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nigeria was 0.8385 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8385 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4916 LPIA in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Nigeria ranks 58th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release