Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 80.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria stood at 80.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria peaked at 80.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2007.
That places Nigeria 42nd out of 81 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 58.3% | — |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.4% | 57.7% | 65.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 64.9% | 72.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 75.9% | 80.8% | 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, urban, female in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Nigeria was 80.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Nigeria ranks 42nd out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release