Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 67.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Nigeria, 2003β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 67.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Nigeria peaked at 67.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2007.
That places Nigeria 45th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 45.2% | 38.9% | 53.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 52.1% | 57.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 57.0% | 67.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Nigeria was 67.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Nigeria ranks 45th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release