Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 67.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 67.6% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Nigeria peaked at 67.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 54th of 79 countries on this measure, 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, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35.2% | — |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 67.6% | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 35.2% | 48.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 46.9% | 60.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 56.0% | 67.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 51 Colombia 70.8% compare
- 52 El Salvador 69.1% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 68.9% compare
- 55 Bangladesh 64.8% compare
- 56 Zimbabwe 62.3% compare
- 57 Ghana 57.1% compare
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, male in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Nigeria was 67.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Nigeria ranks 54th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release