Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 0.7831 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Nigeria stood at 0.7831 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Nigeria peaked at 0.7831 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6403 LPIA, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 86th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.683 LPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.6403 LPIA | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7597 LPIA | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6693 LPIA | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7831 LPIA | +17.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.7831 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8153 LPIA, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.7831 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.812 LPIA, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6943 LPIA | 0.6403 LPIA | 0.7597 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7262 LPIA | 0.6693 LPIA | 0.7831 LPIA | 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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Nigeria?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Nigeria was 0.7831 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7831 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6403 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Nigeria ranks 86th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release