Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male was 77.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Nigeria, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Nigeria stood at 77.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Nigeria peaked at 77.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 12th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 51.4% | — |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 51.4% | 63.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 66.2% | 76.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 77.7% | 77.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Nigeria was 77.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male?
- Nigeria ranks 12th out of 39 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release