Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted was 0.7556 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.7556 LPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.0% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nigeria peaked at 0.7556 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4167 LPIA, in 2007.
That places Nigeria 45th out of 88 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 … rate location LPIA adjusted in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.4789 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.4167 LPIA | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5087 LPIA | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5336 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4748 LPIA | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4801 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5619 LPIA | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4825 LPIA | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6537 LPIA | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4907 LPIA | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7556 LPIA | +54.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.7556 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3836 LPIA, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.7556 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2591 LPIA, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4681 LPIA | 0.4167 LPIA | 0.5087 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5311 LPIA | 0.4748 LPIA | 0.6537 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6232 LPIA | 0.4907 LPIA | 0.7556 LPIA | 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 location parity in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Nigeria was 0.7556 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7556 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4167 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Nigeria ranks 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release