Completion rate, upper secondary … rural gender GPIA adjusted in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary … rural gender GPIA adjusted was 0.9952 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.9952 GPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.7% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria peaked at 0.9952 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5779 GPIA, in 2013.
Nigeria ranks 22nd of 41 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary … rural gender GPIA adjusted in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.7226 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.6941 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7277 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6017 GPIA | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6316 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5779 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6483 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6038 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7615 GPIA | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9952 GPIA | +30.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.9952 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9114 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.9952 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7554 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7148 GPIA | 0.6941 GPIA | 0.7277 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6126 GPIA | 0.5779 GPIA | 0.6483 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8784 GPIA | 0.7615 GPIA | 0.9952 GPIA | 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, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria was 0.9952 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9952 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5779 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release