Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 60.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.9% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria peaked at 60.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2007.
Nigeria ranks 43rd of 88 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 education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27.7% | — |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +43.2% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +61.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 24.1% | 34.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 33.2% | 38.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 37.2% | 60.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Nigeria was 60.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release