Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8335 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8446 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8097 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7388 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7655 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7481 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.804 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7622 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8846 GPIA | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.887 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +16.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9496 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8156 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.51 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.68 (2023)
- 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)
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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February 2026 Data Release