Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) was 73.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Nigeria stood at 73.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Nigeria peaked at 73.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 61st 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.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 43.8% | — |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +6.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 73.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.3%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 73.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.9%, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 43.8% | 57.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 59.6% | 70.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 68.6% | 73.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Nigeria was 73.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Nigeria ranks 61st out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release