Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted 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 … Completion location LPIA adjusted 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% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.8385 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6233 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.8385 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4515 LPIA, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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February 2026 Data Release