Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.01 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
67th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.01 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.8111 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria is 1.01 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 1.01 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8111 modelled data, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 67th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8111 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.8187 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8243 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8288 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8348 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8405 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8481 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8543 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8585 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8622 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8639 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8666 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8681 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8698 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8714 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8741 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8769 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.882 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8885 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8974 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9058 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9151 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9256 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9387 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9535 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9657 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9742 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9769 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9768 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.977 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9775 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9787 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9814 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9867 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9919 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.996 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9989 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.01 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.01 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8355 modelled data | 0.8111 modelled data | 0.8585 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8724 modelled data | 0.8622 modelled data | 0.8885 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.943 modelled data | 0.8974 modelled data | 0.9769 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9892 modelled data | 0.977 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.51 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.68 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 1.01 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8111 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 67th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release