Education spending in Nigeria
Nigeria: Education spending was 0.3191 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Education spending in Nigeria, 1974–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.3191 for education spending in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Nigeria peaked at 3.21 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.3191, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 198th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Education spending in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.21 | — |
| 1975 | 3.06 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5492 | -82.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5342 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4707 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.437 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.393 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3964 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.42 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3585 | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3596 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3819 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3485 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3191 | -8.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3191 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3191 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -82.1% | 3.06 | 0.5492 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.14 | 3.06 | 3.21 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4449 | 0.3585 | 0.5492 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3523 | 0.3191 | 0.3819 | 4 |
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 education spending in Nigeria?
- Education spending in Nigeria was 0.3191 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 in 1974.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3191 in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for education spending?
- Nigeria ranks 198th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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