Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.4259 GPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Nigeria, 2016β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Nigeria is 0.4259 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 49.3% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Nigeria peaked at 0.5053 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2852 GPIA, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 74th of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4107 GPIA | 0.3213 GPIA | 0.4561 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3936 GPIA | 0.2852 GPIA | 0.5053 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 71 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4495 GPIA compare
- 72 Ghana 0.4378 GPIA compare
- 73 Bangladesh 0.4264 GPIA compare
- 75 Mali 0.4156 GPIA compare
- 76 Rwanda 0.4002 GPIA compare
- 77 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.318 GPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
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 0.4259 GPIA 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 0.5053 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2852 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Nigeria ranks 74th out of 81 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 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release