Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.5694 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5694 GPIA
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
78th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.6072 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.515 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
5
2016–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria stood at 0.5694 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria peaked at 0.6072 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.515 GPIA, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 78th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.5214 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.5707 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.515 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6072 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5694 GPIA | -6.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.5694 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6402 GPIA, 89% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.5694 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4326 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5357 GPIA | 0.515 GPIA | 0.5707 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5883 GPIA | 0.5694 GPIA | 0.6072 GPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Nigeria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria was 0.5694 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6072 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.515 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Nigeria ranks 78th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 lower secondary 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