Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA was 0.3934 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.3934 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 82.7% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Nigeria peaked at 0.3934 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2153 LPIA, in 2021.
That places Nigeria 44th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.2394 LPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.2466 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.366 LPIA | +48.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2153 LPIA | -41.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3934 LPIA | +82.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3934 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2675 LPIA, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3934 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1505 LPIA, 2.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.284 LPIA | 0.2394 LPIA | 0.366 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3044 LPIA | 0.2153 LPIA | 0.3934 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Nigeria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Nigeria was 0.3934 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3934 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2153 LPIA in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Nigeria ranks 44th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, 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