Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.8457 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, 1981β2025
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.
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
- 142 Central African Republic 0.8721 modelled data compare
- 143 Vanuatu 0.871 modelled data compare
- 144 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.8685 modelled data compare
- 146 Congo, Republic of 0.8448 modelled data compare
- 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7667 modelled data compare
- 148 Iraq 0.7627 modelled data compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
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