Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6061 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Nigeria 22nd out of 41 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, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8107 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9261 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6732 GPIA | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9206 GPIA | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8646 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6061 GPIA | -29.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7977 GPIA | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7972 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9096 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8033 GPIA | 0.6732 GPIA | 0.9261 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7972 GPIA | 0.6061 GPIA | 0.9206 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9688 GPIA | 0.9096 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6061 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release