Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.8457 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8457 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
145th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.8457 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.6224 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria is 0.8457 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria peaked at 0.8457 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6224 modelled data, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 145th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6224 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6289 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6323 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6384 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6485 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6609 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6718 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6818 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.692 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7008 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7074 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7139 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.725 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7382 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7455 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7448 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7432 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7434 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7469 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7494 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7507 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7507 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.753 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7601 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7673 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7755 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7824 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7872 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7912 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7922 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7927 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7923 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7978 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8032 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8043 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7998 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.797 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7988 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8072 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8165 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.825 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8297 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8337 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8404 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8457 modelled data | +0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.8457 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.8457 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.653 modelled data | 0.6224 modelled data | 0.692 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7309 modelled data | 0.7008 modelled data | 0.7469 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7668 modelled data | 0.7494 modelled data | 0.7912 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7985 modelled data | 0.7922 modelled data | 0.8072 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8318 modelled data | 0.8165 modelled data | 0.8457 modelled data | 6 |
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 0.8457 modelled data in 2025, 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 0.8457 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6224 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 145th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release