Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.5694 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (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