Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.6879 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.6879 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria peaked at 0.782 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6235 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Nigeria 110th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.782 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.6316 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7038 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6235 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7332 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6879 GPIA | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.782 GPIA | 0.782 GPIA | 0.782 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.653 GPIA | 0.6235 GPIA | 0.7038 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7106 GPIA | 0.6879 GPIA | 0.7332 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 0.6879 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 0.782 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6235 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Nigeria ranks 110th out of 131 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 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release