Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 4.2% in 2023. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Nigeria, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 4.2% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 258.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Nigeria peaked at 4.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2019.
That places Nigeria 47th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.1% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 4.8% compare
- 46 Colombia 4.6% compare
- 48 Pakistan 4.0% compare
- 49 Brunei Darussalam 3.8% compare
- 50 Mauritius 3.8% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Nigeria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Nigeria was 4.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Nigeria ranks 47th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release