Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria stood at 1.03 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7388 GPIA, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 50th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8293 GPIA | 0.8097 GPIA | 0.8446 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7839 GPIA | 0.7388 GPIA | 0.8846 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9604 GPIA | 0.887 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7388 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 50th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release