Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 82.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria peaked at 85.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 55th of 80 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, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 53.6% | — |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +37.9% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 53.6% | 73.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 71.7% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 82.1% | 85.7% | 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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria was 82.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Nigeria ranks 55th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release