Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 education or higher 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% |
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
- 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release