Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Nigeria stood at 88.8%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Nigeria peaked at 89.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 59th of 83 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, urban, both sexes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 70.3% | — |
| 2007 | 76.1% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 70.3% | 86.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 86.4% | 89.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 88.8% | 89.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 904,852 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.54 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Nigeria was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 59th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release