Completion rate, primary education, female (%) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, female (%) was 76.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 76.5% for completion rate, primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Nigeria peaked at 76.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 69th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, female (%) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 53.9% | — |
| 2007 | 62.6% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +4.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 76.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.3%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 76.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.3%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6% | 53.9% | 68.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 65.9% | 73.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 73.4% | 76.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Nigeria was 76.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 69th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release