Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.8738 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria is 0.8738 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria peaked at 0.8738 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8264 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.8264 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.8438 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8631 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8644 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8738 GPIA | +1.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.8738 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9058 GPIA, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.8738 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8636 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8444 GPIA | 0.8264 GPIA | 0.8631 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8691 GPIA | 0.8644 GPIA | 0.8738 GPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Nigeria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria was 0.8738 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8738 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8264 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Nigeria ranks 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release