Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Nigeria stood at 70.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.4% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Nigeria peaked at 70.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2007.
Nigeria ranks 51st of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 32.9% | 43.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 38.5% | 44.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 50.6% | 70.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 48 Türkiye, Republic of 74.2% compare
- 49 Egypt, Arab Republic of 73.9% compare
- 50 Jordan 72.5% compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 69.4% compare
- 53 South Africa 68.4% compare
- 54 Guyana 68.3% 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, female in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Nigeria was 70.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 51st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release