Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 76.8% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nigeria, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nigeria stood at 76.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nigeria peaked at 76.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 131st of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.1% | 60.6% | 63.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 66.2% | 63.8% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 70.3% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 73.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.3% | 76.8% | 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, both sexes (modelled data) in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nigeria was 76.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Nigeria ranks 131st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release