Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.7628 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria stood at 0.7628 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria peaked at 0.7628 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5695 LPIA, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 51st of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.5917 LPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.5695 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7191 LPIA | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5778 LPIA | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7628 LPIA | +32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6268 LPIA | 0.5695 LPIA | 0.7191 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6703 LPIA | 0.5778 LPIA | 0.7628 LPIA | 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 0.7628 LPIA 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 0.7628 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5695 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Nigeria ranks 51st out of 95 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 28.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release