Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.01 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8823 GPIA, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 24th of 42 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, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8823 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9011 GPIA | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.917 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9908 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9838 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9559 GPIA | 0.8823 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9767 GPIA | 0.917 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 904,852 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.54 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8823 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release