Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity was 0.9107 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria stood at 0.9107 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9107 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9652 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9865 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9842 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9107 GPIA | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9652 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9842 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9638 GPIA | 0.9107 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria was 0.9107 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9107 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release