Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 43.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria is 43.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Nigeria peaked at 43.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 59th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 32.9% | — |
| 2018 | 30.4% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | +26.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 43.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.4%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 43.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 4.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.4% | 36.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 34.4% | 43.4% | 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 43.4% 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 43.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Nigeria ranks 59th 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 32.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release