Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth was 0.2831 WPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Nigeria, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.2831 WPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Nigeria peaked at 0.2831 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1041 WPIA, in 2013.
That places Nigeria 18th out of 22 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.1871 WPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.1596 WPIA | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1579 WPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2375 WPIA | +50.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1041 WPIA | -56.2% |
| 2016 | 0.226 WPIA | +117.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1601 WPIA | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2831 WPIA | +76.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1682 WPIA | 0.1579 WPIA | 0.1871 WPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1819 WPIA | 0.1041 WPIA | 0.2375 WPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2831 WPIA | 0.2831 WPIA | 0.2831 WPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Nigeria was 0.2831 WPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2831 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1041 WPIA in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Nigeria ranks 18th out of 22 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release