Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 70.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria stood at 70.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria peaked at 70.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 62nd of 84 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, primary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.2% | — |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 52.2% | 61.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 54.2% | 67.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 60.8% | 70.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria was 70.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 62nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release