Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
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