Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 75.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria stood at 75.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria peaked at 75.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 63rd out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 36.7% | 50.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 44.7% | 63.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 67.0% | 75.1% | 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, female in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria was 75.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 63rd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release