Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%) (upper) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%) (upper) was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 79.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Nigeria peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 34th 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, male (%) (upper) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 57.5% | — |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +4.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 79.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.0%, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 79.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.5%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 57.5% | 70.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 68.3% | 74.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 75.8% | 79.0% | 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, urban, male in Nigeria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Nigeria was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release